My family is quite fond of baby brinjals (known as gutti vankaya in Telugu). I make it in many different ways so as to alleviate boredom.
I have already written about Gutti Vankaya Koora or Simple Stuffed Baby Brinjals many months ago. However, it is a dry dish that is best eaten with rice and does not go very well with rotis.
Bharli Vangi or Bharleli Vangi (Stuffed Brinjals in Marathi) is a popular Maharashtrian dish that is chockful of taste because the masala used for filling uses a range of fragrant and flavorful spices, including the uniquely Maharashtrian Goda Masala.
Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Ingredients
- Baby Brinjals or Gutti Vankaya – 12
- Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
- Red Chilli Powder – 1/4 tsp
- Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp
- Oil – 2 tbsp
Ingredients for Masala
- Peanuts – 1/2 Cup
- Sesame Seeds – 2 tbsp
- Fresh Grated Coconut – 3 tbsp
- Goda Masala – 1 tsp
- Red Chilli Powder – 1/2 tsp
- Grated Jaggery – 1 tsp
- Coriander Seeds – 1 tbsp
- Tamarind Paste – 1 tbsp
- Salt to Taste
Method to Make the Masala
- Heat a wok or kadai.
- Over medium heat, dry roast the peanuts till they start to pop.
- Let them cool.
- Over medium heat, dry roast the sesame seeds till they start to change colour.
- Over medium heat, dry roast the coriander seeds for a couple of minutes.
- Grind all ingredients of the masala, except the tamarind paste, into a coarse powder.
- Take the powder into a plate.
- Add the tamarind paste and just enough water so that the masala is wet enough to be moulded into a ball.
Method to Make the Bharleli Vangi
- In a large vessel, take 4 cups of water and dissolve 1 tsp of salt in it.
- Make two vertical cuts in each baby brinjal from the top towards the stem but do not cut through and through. The brinjal must stay intact.
- Add each cut brinjal to the salted water.
- Take each brinjal out of the water.
- Shake off the excess water.
- Stuff each brinjal with a generous amount of the masala.
- In a wok or kadai, heat 2 tbsp of oil.
- Add mustard seeds and wait till the splutter.
- Turn down the heat and place each brinjal into the oil.
- Over medium heat, let the brinjals fry lightly while turning them over at regular intervals so that all sides are evenly fried.
- Add about 1 cup of water, turmeric, red chilly powder, and any left over masala.
- Over medium heat, cook covered till the brinjals are tender and the gravy is thick.
- Serve hot with rice or rotis.
My fav:)
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WOW! Looks delicious. Have never tried eggplant this way before and hopefully one day will give it a try – when I’m feeling adventurous! Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing
Sooo good! I just love these…I was thinking about them when I saw a picture of some fresh aubergines yesterday! You read my mind x thank you for sharing x
Thank you, Aruna, for posting this delicacy here. The way you have photographed it, I can almost taste it! I am sure it must have been as delicious as it looks in the pictures.
Thank you, Suyog. My first attempt at having photographs for each and every steps. 🙂
I love this recipe aruna. Thanks for sharing.
These look so delicious!
maharashtrian style bharleli vangi – excellent.. was searching for a good recipe.. am sure this will help. Thanks
Do let me know when you try it, Namrata!
Tried it today. It’s simply awesome! I did not have goda masala, but the rest of the spices were very good together. thanks for the recipe.
One of my favorite recipes Aruna.. Rice and ghee with this curry.. hmm delicious..
Absolutely!
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Thank you so much for sharing traditional recipes. I read that you love baking, these days you can make amazing cookies , cakes and cupcakes without eggs and dairy products. Please visit the blogs , eggless cooking, vegan richa and vaishali’s holy cow to see numerous vegan recipes for cakes and cookies…
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Thank you for stopping by! I will most certainly check them out. 🙂
One of my favorite items 🙂
Thanks for reminding. Will prepare this tomorrow.
Very delicious
Thanks
This dish looks crazy for me. However, I will try it. I think my husband will like it.
My favourite dish, Aruna. Your recipe looks so tempting. Yummy, yummy, yummy!!!
It was yummy indeed, Priya! 🙂 Do try it.