Ingredients

• 6 - Small Brinjals
• 4 - Red chillies
• 1 tbsp - Channa Dal
• 1 tbsp - Urad Dal
• 1 tbsp - Jeera seeds
• 1 tbsp - Dhania seeds
• 1/2 Phoeniculum seeds (Menthulu)
• Salt to taste
• Oil
• 20 g - Tamarind if not amchoor powder

How to Make Vankaya Menthi Kaaram Koora

• Fry red chillies, channa dal, urad dal, jeera, dhania, menthulu seeds in a small amount of oil and keep aside.
• Grind all the above things with salt.
• Cut the brinjals in four, leaving the stems attached, to prepare it for stuffing.
• Stuff the above paste into all the slits of the brinjals.
• Heat the oil in a deep fry pan, put the stuffed brinjal in oil and fry well.
• Soak tamarind in water for few minutes and squeeze the juice into the pan while cooking.
• Serve with rice or chapatti.