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    Last Updated: July 17, 2020 | First Published on: August 13, 2011 by Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

    Vankaya Gujju Pulusu

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    Ingredients :Chopped Eggplants : 1 cup

    Onion : 1

    Tomato : 1

    Tamarind : Gooseberry sized ball

    Powdered Jaggery : 2 tsp

    Rice Flour : 2 tsp

    Mustard Seeds : ½ tsp

    Cumin Seeds : ¼ tsp

    Fenugreek Seeds : ¼ tsp

    A big pinch of turmeric powder

    Curry Leaves : 1 sprig

    Fresh Coriander Leaves : 1 or 2 sprigs

    Red Chilli Powder : ½ tsp

    A pinch of hing

    Salt to taste

    Oil : 1 tsp


    Method :

    Wash and cut the tomato into medium size pieces and set aside. Peel and chop the onion into lengthwise and set aside. Soak the tamarind in water and extract the juice and keep it aside. In a cooking vessel, add the chopped eggplants , chopped onion, chopped tomato and enough water and cook for 5 minutes. Now add the tamarind extract, salt, red chilli powder, rice flour, turmeric powder, powdered jaggery and two cups of water to it and let it cook for 10 minutes. When it's done, switch off the heat and set aside. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds and let them splutter. When the seeds stop tossing, add the curry leaves and hing and fry for a few seconds. Turn off the heat and add it to the brinjal stew and mix well. Serve hot with warm steamed rice.

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    1. Hamaree Rasoi says

      August 13, 2011 at 5:04 pm

      Very tempting and inviting pulusu.

      Deepa
      Hamaree Rasoi

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    2. Roshan says

      August 13, 2011 at 4:59 pm

      thats a yummy curry for rice....

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    3. Vimitha Anand says

      August 13, 2011 at 5:10 pm

      Yummy pulusu. nice one for rice

      Reply
    4. Priya says

      August 13, 2011 at 5:22 pm

      Slurp,fingerlicking pulusu,super inviting..

      Reply
    5. Laxmi says

      August 13, 2011 at 7:36 pm

      Nice recipe.. Interesting combo of Eggplants, spices and jaggery..

      Reply
    6. SravsCulinaryConcepts says

      August 13, 2011 at 10:47 pm

      Nice and delicious pulusu !!

      Ongoing Event - CC-Appetizers

      Reply
    7. Sharmilee! :) says

      August 14, 2011 at 1:53 am

      Yummy combo of spices with eggplant...tempting curry

      Reply
    8. Kalpana Sareesh says

      August 14, 2011 at 4:39 am

      wow very yummy pulusu naa fav idhi...

      Reply
    9. Premalatha Aravindhan says

      August 14, 2011 at 5:53 am

      wow very delicious curry,yummy...

      Reply
    10. Prathibha says

      August 14, 2011 at 5:53 am

      looks delicious..nice variation wid baingan

      Reply
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