I love anything made with eggplant (brinjal) and this is one of my absolute favorite recipe (I know I said the same thing for a lot of my other eggplant recipes and they all countJ). This dish tastes delicious and the aroma of cilantro cooking with eggplant is just wonderful. I used small Indian brinjal and I think they have the most flavor compared to Japanese or American eggplants.
Vankaya Kottimeera Karam Kura (Eggplant in Cilantro Gravy)
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time30mins
Total Time40mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: andhra
Servings: 4serving
Author: Pavani
Ingredients
10 – 12eggplantsIndian – cubed
For the Masala paste:
1cupCilantro(coriander leaves)
6Chilies(or according to taste) Green
1Ginger” – piece
¼cupCoconutGrated (fresh or dry)
½tspSalt
For popu:
1tspChana dal
1tspUrad dal
½tspMustard seeds
½tspCumin seeds
2chilies(optional) Red
6Curry leaves
Instructions
Grind all the ingredients for the masala paste with water. Add just enough water to grind, so that the paste is not too thick or too runny. Keep aside.
Heat 2tsp oil in a pan, add the popu ingredients and after the seeds splutter and the dals turn light brown, add curry leaves and eggplant pieces. Cover and cook on medium-low heat for about 8-10 minutes or until the eggplants are half way cooked.
Mix in the cilantro paste and salt; cover and cook until eggplants are completely tender and the masala paste doesn’t smell raw anymore. This will take 10 more minutes.
Notes
Serve hot with rice and dal for a wholesome meal.
This is my entry to this RCI-Andhra event hosted by Latha (@ Masala Magic).
Hmm..love this one!I learnt this dish from my Pinni(mother’s sister)when I was staying at her place while doing my PG..looks great.Another great choice for RCI andhra
I ate this dish as a child growing up in Hyderabad. I thought this recipe was unique to our household only and no one will be able to help me figure out what kind of curry it was called and how to make it. I live in Nashville and don’t have any south Indian friend. Too proud to call mom of course. But running into it here randomly truly made my day! Thank you so much for posting it. And it tasted just like moms.
Deepa
wow!!!…too good …i love eggplant ..thks for sharing
Roopa
looks very nice green color,diffn type of masala to use, Ever since started bloggling i am learning various types of masalas to use!
Asha
Green masala Eggplants! Looks delicious Pavani.I will try it,thanks:))
Sreelu
Pavani,
I love vankaya kottimera karam too, looks delicious.
Dee
This is so good and comfort food. I’d love to try this with some ghee, rice and mudda pappu.
Suma Gandlur
Wow. Eggplants with cilantro.I had no idea about this. Will give it a try.
nav
Pavani,
Tons of thanks for that curry. I made it yesterday and it vanished in a whiff, believe me 🙂 Pls keep them coming.
Cheers,
Nav
Rajani
Hi Pavani,
Nice recipe and picture looks perfect.
cheers
rajani
Mandira
eggplants in cilantro gravy… wow that sounds delicious, yummy!
Jyothi
Hi Pavani, looks delicious and must be tasty too, because it is with cilantro….right? Thanks for sharing such a nice recipe. Will try soon…
Mythreyee
Yet another Eggplant dish to try. Thanks for sharing. Your recipe sounds really interesting.
Vini K
Hmm..love this one!I learnt this dish from my Pinni(mother’s sister)when I was staying at her place while doing my PG..looks great.Another great choice for RCI andhra
Akhila S
I ate this dish as a child growing up in Hyderabad. I thought this recipe was unique to our household only and no one will be able to help me figure out what kind of curry it was called and how to make it. I live in Nashville and don’t have any south Indian friend. Too proud to call mom of course. But running into it here randomly truly made my day! Thank you so much for posting it. And it tasted just like moms.
cookshideout
Thank you so much for your kind words Akhila. I am glad that you liked the recipe. This is one of my favorite vankaya recipes ever 🙂