ENNEGAAYI (Rich thick eggplant spicy gravy, North Karnataka accent)

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ENNEGAAYI (Rich thick eggplant spicy gravy, North Karnataka accent)

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :15 Min

Cook Time : 20 Min

Total Time : 35 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 7
  • Eggplant 500 gram


  • Ready Gurellu powder 2 tp. Spoon


  • Red chilly powder 4 tb.spoon ( as per your taste)


  • Tomatoes 2-3 finely chopped


  • Onions 2big finely chopped


  • Jaggery a 1 pinch


  • Mustard seeds 2-3 tb.spoon


  • Half coco nut grated 1 bowl


  • Cumin seeds 2-3 tb.spoon


  • Turmeric powder 1 tb. Spoon


  • Asafoetida (Hing) a pinch ( optional and its for jain food version 1 1 Tb.spoon


  • Salt 2 spoons according to taste


  • Curry leaves 10-12 leaves


  • Coriander 1 pist


  • Oil to cook 50-100ml according to your convenience

Directions

  • Chop the eggplant vertically in ‘ ‘ shape but don’t cut it and separate completely, just make deep cuts till its end but all 4 vertical pieces should be stick together. Don’t cut the tip of eggplant. And cut a small portion of its bottom that it could stand vertically.
  • Make mixture of finely copped onion tomatoes, coriander, turmeric powder, redchilly powder, gurellu powder, pinch of jiggery, salt. Mix it finely and fill it in cut egpants.
  • Make a tempering with cooking oil, mustard seeds, Cumin seeds, Asafoetida (Hing) a pinch, curry leaves, and rest the spice mixture filled Egg plants, and add remaining spice mixture on the stuffed egg plants.
  • Cook it in mild flame for 10-12 minutes. 5. Serve with rice or roti.