VANKAYA PULUSU

(from Nandini’s recipe box)

This recipe has 2 powders as main ingredient. One is Roasted gram dhal powder and coconut coriander powder.

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Serves 4 people

Categories: Brinjal Recipies, sidedish

Ingredients

  • Green Brinjal - 10 cut to big cubes and put in the water( Replace drumstick or Potatoes of your choice)
  • Big onion - 1 sliced
  • Red chillies - 3 or 4
  • Cummin seeds - 2 tsp
  • Roasted gram dhal - 1 ( Make to fine powder)
  • Tamarind Paste - 1 1/2 tbsp ( Use according to your sourness level)
  • Turmeric - little
  • Mustard - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - few
  • Ghee - 1/4 tbsp
  • Oil - 1/2 tbsp
  • Coriander for garnishing....
  • Coconut Coriander powder:
  • Coconut - 1 tbsp
  • Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
  • Red chillies - 4
  • Fry all the above ingredients in a tsp of oil and make to fine powder.

Directions

  1. Heat the ghee and oil in the pan.

  2. Splutter Mustard seeds followed by Cummin seeds and Red chillies.

  3. Add the Slice onions once it is sauteed until transparent add the Cubed brinjal.

  4. Saute for few minutes add the curry leaves, turmeric and tamarind paste.

  5. Add 1 1/4 cup of water, let it boil until the veggies are cooked.

  6. Now to this mixture add the coconut coriander powder, Roasted Gram dhal powder( mix this in a tbsp of water then add to the above mixture)

  7. Let it nicely boil for sometime and it get thickened as we have added the dhal powder.

  8. Now garnish with the coriander leaves.

  9. Serve with hot Rice, Idli or Dosa.

  10. Note:

  11. Adjust the tamarind according to your taste, and the dhal powder according to your thickness.

  12. Follow the same one for other veggies too.

  13. You can reduce or increase the red chillies according to your spice level.

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