Stuffed eggplant fry / Gutti Venkaya Koora / Kathirikkai varuval

Eggplants are my H's favourite.Whenever he goes for grocery shopping,picks the eggplants immediately.He would live with eggplants all seven days.So this time also I got a bag of 2 lbs eggplants from him. Bored of preparing it the usual sambar,kaara kuzhambu,stir fry,gothsu.This time I wanted to prepare the stuffed fry.So grinded cumin,coriander and peanuts.Stuffed them into the eggplants and fried.The outcome was scrumptious and lipsmacking .We thoroughly enjoyed it.The magical addition of cumin and coriander transferred  the fry from good to awsome.This fry can be had with any rice.My choice would be curd rice.Nothing to say more,over to the post.

For grinding:

1.Peanuts                     -     2 tbsp

2.Coriander seeds        -     1 tbsp

3.Cumin seeds              -     1/2 tbsp

4.Onion                        -     1/2 (chopped)

For thr fry:

1.Purple eggplants         -    7

2.Turmeric pwdr            -    1/4 tsp

3.Chilli pwdr                  -    1 tbsp

4.Oil                              -    2 tbsp

5.Mustard seeds             -   1/2 tsp

6.Urad dal                      -   1/2 tsp

7.Salt                              -    as required

8.Curry leaves                 -    handfull

1.Fried peanut,coriander and cumin seeds 2.Grinding with onion
3.Sauting 4.Frying with the grinded mixture.

Method:

* Wash and pat dry the egg plants.

*  Make 4 slits to each eggplant,but dont cut them fully.

* Take a pan , dry roast the peanuts,coriander seeds and cumin seeds.

* Cool them and grind with onion.

* Now add turmeric pwdr, chilli pwdr and little salt, to the grinded paste and mix well

* Stuff the eggplants with the 3/4 of the masala.

* In the same pan,add oil splutter with mustard seeds and urad dal.

* Now add the stuffed eggplants and fry them by covering it.

* When the eggplant is partially cooked,add the remaining masala and fry.

* Cook the eggplants in low flame ,by covering it.

* Sprinkle salt and cook it.

* Serve with rice and pappad.

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