Gutti vankaya is made with brinjal/eggplant and is very popular in Andhra pradesh. This is made by stuffing brinjal/eggplant with spicy dal powder and cooked in oil without adding water which makes it stand out among other dishes. This can be used as side accompany or can be mixed in hot rice with ghee drizzled on it. So lets get to the grinding and stuffing!
Ingredients to roast
Channa dal – 1 tbsp
Urad dal – 1 tbsp
Dried red chili – 4
Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp
Coriander seeds – 1 tsp
Sesame seeds – ½ tsp
How to make Gutti vankaya with step by step images
In a pan dry roast ingredients under the list “to roast”. Allow it to cool down and grind them into fine powder adding salt in a blender.
Wash and make a slit in brinjal/eggplant then make another slit parallel to it.
Now stuff the the brinjal/eggplant with the ground powder. Heat oil in vessel and add stuffed brinjal one by one. Cook them in oil without adding water. Flip the brinjal gently when one side gets cooked ( flipping it often ll break the brinjal and the stuffing will come out).