Vankaya Vepudu - Brinjal Stir-Fry
Today I’m blogging yet another version of the classic brinjal stir fry, a slight variation from vankaya kothimira vepudu. In this recipe sliced brinjals have be shallow fried before combining them in a sauteed onion-spice base.
Just ensure that the tender brinjals are not bitter and the resultant stir fry is satisfying on the palate and makes a great side with white rice and sambar. I used the left over stir fry as a sandwich filling with wheat bread and believe me, it tastes real good.
Vankai Vepudu Recipe
Prep & Cooking: 30 mts
Serves: 3-4
Cuisine: Andhra
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1/4 kg purple brinjals, slice them into thin small slices
big pinch turmeric pwd
1 tbsp oil
salt to taste
For seasoning/poppu/tadka:
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
3/4 tsp cumin seeds
12-15 curry leaves
Make a coarse paste:
2 small onions
3-4 green chillis (adjust)
3-4 garlic cloves
1″ ginger piece
2 tbsp coriander leaves
1 tbsp mint/pudina leaves (optional)
1 Heat half a tbsp of oil in a cooking vessel. Add the sliced brinjals and stir fry them till they are three-fourth cooked. Constantly stir fry to ensure they don’t burn or stick to the pan. Add salt and turmeric pwd and remove.
2 In the same pan, add the remaining oil. Add the mustard seeds and let them pop. Add cumin seeds and curry leaves and toss about for 8-10 seconds.
3 Add the ground paste and saute for 8-10 mts or till the rawness of onions disappears.
4 Add the stir fried brinjal pieces and combine well and let it simmer for 10 mts. Stir inbetween. Adjust salt.
5 Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve with hot rice.
By sailu • Jul 6th, 2007 • Category: All Recipes, Andhra Recipes, Stir Fries, Vegetables, Vegetarian Recipes
This is my favorite dish. When ever I go home I should have this curry at least once every two/three days. The images are mouth watering.
hey sailu!!
My all time favourite and i love having this fry with sambhar and rice!
Your photos always make me crave for those wonderful fresh veggies
looks delicious! I am now craving for stir fried aubergines
this is new recipe of brinjal to try. so its “no water” stir fry. just liked the simplicity of this dish and i am always eager to learn new brinjal recipes:)
This is the best kind of simple stir fry.My friend’s mom taught me this.They cut the Brinjals to small cubes.Love this Sailu.Thanks.Have a great weekend:)
Looks good. Cooking the brinjal seperately helps keep its shape. Would love to try this.
looks delicious. And infact Sandwich tastes awesome, I ate eggplant sandwich in CheeseCake Factory last week and I was trying to post the same soon.
u did use lot of masala in there
i use one at a time corriander green chilli
mint green chilli
ginger or galic or onion paste whatever
luv that shot btw
This is so very nice and excellent ….wow!!i love it ….eggplant my favt among all
Sailu, your ‘Vankaya Bataani Kura’ recipe is a huge hit!! I have made it several times already. This one looks really good too.
As always, your dishes are so tasty. Thanks for the idea of using the left-overs as a sandwich filling. I have a cousin visiting on Sunday and he’s requested I cook brinjals with chicken.
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thought if you publish this on your blog, many might register and in some way we would be helpful.
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Nice photos. I shall have to try this, too, because I love aubergine!
Nice recipe. And a great pic!! You have asked to make sure the brinjals aren’t bitter. Is there any way to check it while buying or b4 cooking. I love brinjals, but more often than not, whenever I cook them I am disappointed as they are undercooked and sometimes bitter. Any tips? It will be a great help.
Hi, I loved ur brinjal stir fry recipe. Now i am trying all ur recipes. Those pictures look very good and tempting to try. I happened to see ur blog few days back and thought that even I can share some of my recipes with everyone else. So I created my own blog called http://WWW.FOODMASALA.BLOGSPOT.COM. Though right now i have posted only 6 recipes. I would like you to visit it time and again and tell me what you think of the things I post on it. I intend to surf your blog thoroughly and will of course keep in touch.
Hi, the brinjal stir fry looks delicious and mouth watering. Beautiful pictures too.
This is mouthwatering one…..love it….nice picture….
Coming here after a while. Well presented dish.
Sailu,
I tried your recipe and came out very well. I like your style of cooking, simple yet full of flavours. Its a nice combination of coriander with vankaya…though I didn’t had mint to add in.
Thanks for such wonderful recipes.
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Hi Sailu, do you know I have nearly the identical plate of fresh brinjals in my fridge now? I wanted to come in and refer back to your palak paneer — I am going to a friend’s tmo to cook Indian for her and she doesn’t know anything but restaurant, so thought I’d show her something better (your version). And here was this lovely plate of brinjals. Perhaps I’ll bring mine along and make this dish too.
Apologies for the long comment — it’s been awhile since I could access here?! and am glad I can once more. Hope you’re well!
Linda
Hi Sailu,
I tried this recipe today with Dondakaya, as I didn’t have have brinjals at hand - it was simply delicious. Thanks for the recipe.
Mamatha
Hi Sailu, One of my favourite dishes. I was amazed when I first learnt it. Many Andhra recipes have this awesome mustard flavour. Even their curd rice does.