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Vankaya-Chikkudukaya Kura (Eggplant-Indian Broad bean curry)

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This is one of my many favorite eggplant dishes. Before the beginning of summer (usually in January and February), eggplants taste the best in India. In summer, they tend to get bitter and seedier (not sure if that’s the right word, but you get the point). My mom makes at least a dozen different dishes with brinjals (eggplants are called brinjals in India). This dish needs young, good tasting brinjals since the dish is seasoned with just ginger and green chilies with no other masalas. Small Indian eggplants (brinjals) taste the best for this dish.

Vankaya-Chikkudukaya Kura (Eggplant-Indian Broad bean curry)

Pavani
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Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine andhra
Servings 4 serving

Ingredients
  

  • 10 Brinjals (small eggplants-green or purple) – chopped
  • 2 cups broad beans Indian – chopped
  • 6 chilies Green – chopped
  • 1 Ginger ” – chopped fine
  • 2 chilies Red
  • 4 Curry leaves
  • ½ tsp Cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp Mustard seeds
  • to taste Salt

Instructions
 

  • Heat 1tbsp of oil in a pan on medium-low flame, add cumin and mustard seeds, red chilies and curry leaves. Fry till the seeds splutter.
  • Add green chilies and ginger, fry for 1 minute.
  • Add chopped brinjal and broad beans, mix well, cook covered until the veggies are tender for about 10-12 minutes.
  • Season with salt, cook for another 2 minutes. Serve with rice.

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  1. mrkk08

    Pavani,
    Never made eggplants this way, thanks for the recipe.

    Reply

  2. Foodie's Hope

    Pavani, looks so delicious on that plate, making me hungry!! YUM..YUM..

    Reply

  3. Chandrika

    Pavani,

    Thanks for the recipe..I have never made Vankaya this way, and I keep wondering all the way if there is a different way to cook Vankaya…This recipe sounds delicious…

    Chandrika

    Reply

  4. Lakshmi

    never tried this combo Pavani, will try it sure.

    Reply

  5. Prema Sundar

    pavani , My mom used to preparea a similar eggplant dish nut she used to add onions and coconuts.. will surely taste yummy…

    Reply

  6. Pavani

    Thank you Hema and Asha.

    Hi Chandrika, Lakshmi and Prema,
    Try it and let me know if you like it.

    Reply

  7. Anonymous

    you can add methi (menthi koora)
    which makes more delicious

    Reply

  8. mrkk08

    Hi!!
    Looks easy n tasty.
    I never made brinjals this way,…another variety of vankaya dish 🙂 thx for sharing!

    Reply

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