How much cooking time?

40 min — 15 min prep, 25 min cooking.

Vankaya Pulusu

Name: Vankaya Pulusu
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Andhra Pradesh Indian
Ingredients: 5g Coriander Leaves; 1g Turmeric Powder; 120g onion; 7g salt; 400g Brinjal; 15g Jaggery; 30g Peanuts; 5g coriander powder; 500g Water; 20g sesame seeds; 8g Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 30g Tamarind; 30g oil; 3g Curry Leaves; 3g Mustard Seeds (Black)

Brinjal tamarind curry with peanut-sesame paste. Rich and tangy everyday AP curry.

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Time 40 min · Serves 5 · 185 kcal · Andhra Pradesh

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (garnish) — 5 g

Main

Turmeric Powder — 1 g
onion — 120 g
salt — 7 g
Brinjal — 400 g
Jaggery — 15 g
Peanuts — 30 g
coriander powder — 5 g
Water — 500 g
sesame seeds — 20 g
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 8 g
Tamarind — 30 g

Tempering

oil — 30 g
Curry Leaves — 3 g
Mustard Seeds (Black) — 3 g

Method

Soak tamarind in warm water for 15 minutes. Squeeze out the juice.
Dry roast peanuts and sesame till golden. Grind to a fine powder.
Heat oil, add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Let them splutter.
Add sliced onions and fry till soft.
Add brinjal pieces and turmeric. Cover and cook till half soft.
Add tamarind juice, water, chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and jaggery.
Boil till brinjal is fully soft and the raw tamarind smell goes.
Add the peanut-sesame powder and simmer till thick.
Add coriander leaves and serve with hot rice.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Vankaya Pulusu?: 185 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 40 min — 15 min prep, 25 min cooking.

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