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Gutti vankaya kura or curry | Stuffed brinjal curry

By swasthi , on October 10, 2019, 118 Comments, Jump to Recipe

Gutti vankaya recipe – Gutti vankaya kura is a popular stuffed brinjal curry recipe from Andhra Cuisine. We make it often at home to go with plain rice or chapati. It is the same as enne badanekai from the North Karnataka cuisine. Sesame seeds are used in north Karnataka which I have not used here.

gutti vankaya

You may also like to check this Gutti dry vankaya fry. To make most stuffed brinjal curry recipes, ingredients like onions, peanuts, coconut, red chilis and mild spices are used.

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This andhra style brinjal curry goes perfectly well with white rice, chapathi or even with biryani. Yes, in tamil nadu, biryani is served with egg plant curry. Even in Hyderabadi cuisine, this Bagara baingan is served with biryani.

To make enne badanekai or nune vankaya, brinjal is first stuffed with masala and then shallow fried in oil. To make this healthy, I haven’t used much oil. I just sauteed in little oil.

How to make stuffed brinjal curry

1. Dry roast red chilies and peanuts on a low to medium flame. Peanuts must turn golden, must be roasted well. Chilies must turn crisp. If using red chili powder, skip using chilies.

roasting peanuts for gutti vankaya kura

2. Lower the flame completely.Add coriander, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom. Toss for a minute without burning.

roasting spices chili for gutti vankaya kura recipe

3. Add grated or chopped coconut. Saute until it turns aromatic.

frying coconut to make stuffed brinjal

4. Wash brinjals and slit them diagonally with the stalks intact. Keep them in salted water till we use. Cool them and add to a blender with salt and lemon juice or tamarind paste.

making spice powder

5. Blend well to a fine powder. Check the taste and if needed add more chili powder, salt or lemon juice.

lemon salt chili for curry
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6. Stuff the brinjals with the ground powder.

stuff egg plants for gutti vankaya kura recipe

7. Heat a pan with oil. Splutter mustard and cumin. Add curry leaves and hing too.

tempering to make brinjal curry

8. Add onions and slit green chili. Fry until they turn golden.

sauteing onions
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9. Add ginger garlic paste. Fry until the raw smell goes away.

frying ginger garlic paste

10. This step is optional. You can also skip using tomato. Add tomato, very little salt and turmeric. You can also add a bit of chili powder if desired.

tomato frying

11. Saute until the tomatoes turn mushy and blend well with onions.

making andhra style gutti vankaya curry

12. Add the stuffed brinjals. Saute them well for 2 to 3 mins.

13. Add water just enough to cook them and make a gravy. If any powdered stuffing is left, you can add that now to the pan.

addition of water for gutti vanakaya curry
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14. Cook covered on a low to medium heat, stirring occasionally. Adjust the amount of water to make thin gravy.

cooked brinjal curry

15. When the brinjals are wilted off completely and the skin looks loose, it means they are cooked well. Taste the brinjal curry and adjust the salt. Sprinkle coriander leaves.

gutti vankaya kura curry recipe
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Serve gutti vankaya kura with rice, roti or plain biryani.

If you love brinjal, You may like this collection of brinjal recipes. For more brinjal curry recipes, you can also check Aloo baingan masala.

Gutti vankaya curry or Stuffed brinjal curry recipe

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gutti vankaya kura curry

Gutti vankaya kura or curry

Gutti vankaya kura – Stuffed egg plant curry popularly known as gutti vankaya in andhra pradesh and enne badanekai in karnataka
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For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings3
AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

  • 4 to 6 brinjals or vankayalu (young egg plants)
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • ¾ cup onions thinly sliced
  • 1 tomato small , chopped (optional)
  • 2 green chili slit
  • 1 to 1½ tbsp lemon juice or tamarind paste as needed
  • 1 Handful coriander leaves chopped
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • ¼ tsp mustard
  • ½ tsp cumin (or jeera)
  • 2 tbsp oil

to roast and powder

  • 4 tbsp peanuts
  • 2 tbsp coconut desiccated or fresh coconut
  • 1 to 2 tbsp sesame seeds or nuvvulu (optional)
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds (or sabut daniya)
  • ½ tsp cumin (or jeera)
  • 1 cinnamon stick small (or dalchini, optional)
  • 2 cloves (or laung, optional)
  • 2 green cardamom (or elaichi, optional)
  • 4 to 6 red chilies or 1 tsp red chili powder (byadgi chilies or any red chili pow)
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Instructions

Preparation

  • Roast and powder all the ingredients under to roast and powder. Each ingredient to be roasted separately/ add salt and lemon juice and mix well.
  • Wash and cut brinjals with one end of the brinjal and the stalk leaving intact.
  • keep them immersed in salted water till you use.

making gutti vankaya kura

  • Heat oil in a pan, add mustard, cumin and curry leaves,
  • Once they begin to splutter, add onions and green chilies, fry till they turn golden.
  • Add ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes away. Add chopped tomato, turmeric and salt. Cook until the tomato turns mushy. If needed cover and cook on a low heat.
  • Stuff the brinjals and add them to the pan and fry just for 2 to 3 minutes. Make sure the brinjals are coated with enough oil. do not burn
  • Pour water just enough to cook brinjals. Adjust salt. Cover and cook on a low to medium flame.
  • Once they are fully cooked and tender, add the finely chopped coriander leaves. cover and off the heat.
  • Serve gutti vankaya kura with rice or chapathi.
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Notes

using some variety of red chilies lends a slightly bitter taste to the gravy. so if you do not have byadgi chilies, use the regular chili powder.

Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.

For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.

NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)

Nutrition Facts
Gutti vankaya kura or curry
Amount Per Serving
Calories 421 Calories from Fat 180
% Daily Value*
Fat 20g31%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Sodium 132mg6%
Potassium 1879mg54%
Carbohydrates 57g19%
Fiber 25g104%
Sugar 29g32%
Protein 12g24%
Vitamin A 755IU15%
Vitamin C 126.7mg154%
Calcium 157mg16%
Iron 4.4mg24%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  2. Mkavikrishnadas says

    January 19, 2021

    5 stars
    You may help really, thank you.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      January 19, 2021

      You are welcome!

      Reply
  3. Tina says

    January 5, 2021

    Hi,

    The sesame seeds you say 1-2 tablespoons, just to confirm? Also its not shown in the pictures, so assuming its just you didn’t have any when cooking on that day Does adding it make a lot of difference? Thanks

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      January 6, 2021

      Hi Tina,
      No it does not make a lot of difference. You can check a similar recipe here where I have used sesame seeds – stuffed brinjal fry

      Reply
  4. NoelAjay says

    December 12, 2020

    5 stars
    The recipe works out and it tastes good. You may need 2/3 attempts to get it right. I use this site as a reference or to try something new. Thanks for sharing your hard work.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      December 12, 2020

      Glad to know Neol!
      Thank you

      Reply
  5. Vini says

    November 4, 2020

    5 stars
    Tried this delicious recipe today. Came out really well and my family enjoyed it 🙂 I been following your blog for many months now. I am huge fan of your blog. Keep it coming 🙂

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      November 6, 2020

      Glad to know Vini,
      Thank you so much!
      Yes will keep sharing
      🙂

      Reply
  6. kala says

    July 12, 2020

    5 stars
    I’ve been following Swathi’s recipes for sometime now.. Everytime they turned out good
    and this one too.
    Thank you for awesome recipes.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      July 16, 2020

      Hi Kala
      You are welcome!
      Thank you so much!
      🙂

      Reply
  7. Soujanya says

    June 8, 2020

    5 stars
    This is for the first time i happen to cook this recipe which turned to be a big success …thank u swathi garu. I do follow your recipes many a times. Keep up the work Mam..

    Reply
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  9. Prathibha Shridhara Metgal says

    June 7, 2020

    5 stars
    Having tasted this in andhra many times I wanted to try this and was so glad you had posted this recipe. Fail proof recipes always! Loved it so much. Thank you!

    Reply
  10. Srinivas says

    January 7, 2020

    5 stars
    Successfully cooked with white Brinjal. Used readymade coconut powder..fried slightly. Due to shortage of time cooked in the pressure cooker in low flame for two whistles. The result is excellent. And the combination next was Tomato rasam with the left over powder paste made for the gutti vankaay stuffing. Oh…it is too good. Thank you Madam.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      January 28, 2020

      Hi Srinivas Garu,
      You are welcome! So glad it turned out good. Thank you very much

      Reply
  11. Swathi says

    November 6, 2019

    5 stars
    Sooo yummy! This is my first ever recipe comment, I had to leave a word.
    I doubled the recipe and roasted a bit of tamarind with the spice mix. Added a couple of tomatoes (pureed) as I wanted a thicker gravy.. Also squeezed a bit of lemon at the end.
    It turned out beautifully, this recipe is a keeper!! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      November 6, 2019

      Hi Swathi,
      Glad you liked the curry.Yes tamarind is a good addition. Thank you!

      Reply
  12. Tanushree says

    October 16, 2019

    Swathi mam, I tried your recipe today. It tasted great.thank you .

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 17, 2019

      Welcome Tanushree

      Reply
  13. Radha says

    October 10, 2019

    Hey u didn’t mention tomatoes in ingredients. How many should I use?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      October 10, 2019

      Hi Radha,
      The recipe needs 1 small tomato (optional)

      Reply
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  15. Harsha says

    June 13, 2019

    Thanks very much for the recipe, I’ve tried it a few time and it’s a hit every single time.

    I have a question though, when we make roasted spice powder for this recipe and a few others, can I use dried coconut powder instead of fresh coconut?

    Thanks again.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 13, 2019

      Hi Harsha
      You are welcome. It actually depends on the recipe. Some recipes actually taste much better with dried coconut – copra (not desiccated coconut). But the dried coconut should not have even little oily or rancid smell.Yes for this recipe you can use. Here is a brief info
      Fresh coconut lends a milky taste.
      dried coconut – copra lends a more intense nutty flavor with sweet tones.
      desiccated coconut lends volume and is tasteless since it is processed heavily. Hope this helps

      Reply
  16. Prasanthi says

    June 8, 2019

    5 stars
    Thank you

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      June 12, 2019

      Welcome Prasanthi

      Reply
  17. Annapurna says

    May 16, 2019

    5 stars
    Tried the recipe today n it came out so delicious… Thank you very much.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 16, 2019

      Hi Annapurna,
      You are welcome. Thank you so much. Happy to know your gutti vankaya turned out good.

      Reply
  18. Madhuri says

    May 12, 2019

    Where was the tamarind used in stuffed gutti vankaya curry?

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 12, 2019

      Add the tamarind paste or lemon juice to the roasted & powdered ingredients.

      Reply
  19. Kushlani says

    May 11, 2019

    Tried this at home. Very nice. The whole family like this. Thank you.

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 12, 2019

      Welcome Kushlani

      Reply
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  21. Tj says

    May 5, 2019

    5 stars
    I love u r recipe

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      May 7, 2019

      Hi Tj
      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  22. Kiran says

    April 25, 2019

    We cooked idlis @ home,It was marvelous,
    Thank you

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      April 25, 2019

      You are welcome Kiran,
      thanks for the comment.

      Reply
  23. Harshinee says

    March 25, 2019

    5 stars
    I tried your recipe today…it came out so well…came out so tasty as i expected ☺️

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      March 26, 2019

      Thanks for trying Harshinee

      Reply
  24. Vids says

    March 7, 2019

    5 stars
    Your recipe was just simple and the dish turned out awesome. Thank you! Am just loving every bite of it !!

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      March 7, 2019

      Hi Vid
      You are welcome. So happy to know you loved it.
      🙂

      Reply
      • VIDS says

        March 8, 2019

        5 stars
        How can I share a pic with you ?

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        • swasthi says

          March 8, 2019

          Hi Vids
          Thank you!
          You can send it to contact(at)indianhealthyrecipes.com
          🙂

          Reply
  25. Farida Banu says

    December 2, 2018

    5 stars
    Awesome Recipe

    Reply
    • swasthi says

      December 3, 2018

      Thanks Farida

      Reply
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