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PrepTime:10 mins CookTime:Given Below Cuisine:Indian
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Vankaya Batani Koora also known as Eggplant (Aubergine) & Green Peas Indian Vegan Curry, basically comes under spicy side dish category, but you can adjust the spice as per your desired consistency. Just reduce the quantity of green chillies and ginger which should be fine.
In Telugu Cuisine (one of the South Indian Cuisine), Brinjal/Vankaya is considered as the ‘King of Vegetables’. The main reason behind being , its diverse ability to blend with any other vegetable. And the second one is that the ease it gives while cooking.
Come on then, lets learn how to make this simple wet curry recipe, which I learnt from my beloved Amma (Mother) 🙂
Table of Contents:
- How to serve, ‘Vankaya / Brinjal (Eggplant) & Green Peas Curry’:
- Other recipes from my blog:
- Step wise pics Procedure for ‘Brinjal Green Peas Curry / Vankaya Bataani koora (Stove Top, Instant Pot Methods)’:
- Prep Work (common for both methods):
- Eggplant Green Peas Curry on Stove Top:
- Instant Pot Eggplant Green Peas Indian Curry:
- Tips & Storage:
- Result:
- Ingredients, Accessories on ‘AMAZON’ to ‘SHOP’:
- Recipe Card & Print:
How to serve, ‘Vankaya / Brinjal (Eggplant) & Green Peas Curry’:
Brinjal Green Peas Curry / Vankaya Batani Koora, is best when served as an accompaniment for steamed white rice.
You can see this curry as a side dish in the below Simple South Indian Festive Thali
We had it along with rice and a less spicy plain dal / lentils, to balance the taste.
This is a semi gravy curry, hence it other option would be to serve as a side for chapati, roti, phulka, as well
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Before starting to cook, don’t forget to see the Tips mentioned at the end.
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Ingredients:
- Brinjal/ Baby Eggplant/ Vankaya – 10
- (or)
- Large fat eggplant – 1
- Frozen Green Peas – 1 cup
- Salt – 2 teaspoons (as per taste)
- Green Chillies – 7 to 8 (small size)
- Fresh Coriander / Cilantro – 1 bunch / 7 to 8 twigs
- Root Ginger – 1 small piece
- Cooking Oil – 3 tablespoon
- Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
- Water – ¼ cup
Ingredients for Tempering :
- Mustard Seeds – 1 teaspoon
- Jeera / Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon
- Dry Red Chillies – 3
- Sesame Seeds – ¼ teaspoon (optional)
- Urad Dal – ½ teaspoon
- Chana Dal – ½ teaspoon
- Curry Leaves – 10 (optional)
Special Ingredients:
- Green Chillies
- Ginger
- Coriander
Step wise pics Procedure for ‘Brinjal Green Peas Curry / Vankaya Bataani koora (Stove Top, Instant Pot Methods)’:
Prep Work (common for both methods):
- Firstly, take the green chillies, ginger and coriander leaves in a blender / spice grinder. Pulse them to a coarse paste.
- Next, wash the brinjals / eggplant with water, cut the stalk off and cut each brinjal / eggplant into finger length pieces.
- Immediately, put the brinjal / eggplant pieces into a bowl of fresh water to prevent from getting dark in colour.
Eggplant Green Peas Curry on Stove Top:
Instant Pot Eggplant Green Peas Indian Curry:
Tips & Storage:
- You can follow the same recipe for any variety of brinjal / eggplant.
- Take care that the brinjal pieces while you cut should immediately be put in cold water, for the pieces not to turn dark in colour with exposure to air.
- Adjust the salt and spice according to your taste.
- Storage: This is a storage friendly curry. Put it in an air tight container and store it in fridge for up to a week. Warm it up before serving.
Result:
- The taste of this, brinjal green peas curry / vankaya bataani koora, is spicy as it has the ginger + green chillies combo.
- The eggplant lends a creamy and melt-in-your-mouth texture, while the peas add a touch of sweetness and freshness to the curry.
- While the tempering of mustard seeds and curry leaves enhances the overall flavour profile.
- It tasted amazing as an accompaniment with steamed plain rice as shown in pic.
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Eggplant / Brinjal – Green Peas Curry
Eggplant (Aubergine) Green Peas Curry, South Indian Andhra style Vegan Curry with jumbo or baby eggplant & green peas. Recipe below has step wise pics, tips for both Instant Pot & Stove Top Methods.
Equipment
- 1 Blender/Grinder/Mixie.
- 1 Frying pan (for stove-top method)
- 1 Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker (for IP method)
Ingredients
- 10 count Brinjal/ Baby Eggplant / Vankaya (or 1 large fat eggplant)
- 1 cup Frozen Green Peas
- 2 teaspoons Salt (or as per taste)
- 7 count Green Chillies (small size) (or as per taste)
- 7 to 8 twigs Coriander
- 1 piece Ginger
- 3 tablespoons Cooking oil
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- ¼ cup Water
Ingredients for tempering:
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Jeera / Cumin seeds
- 3 count Dry Red Chillies
- ¼ teaspoon Sesame Seeds (optional)
- ½ teaspoon Urad Dal
- ½ teaspoon Chana Dal
- 10 count Curry Leaves (optional)
Instructions
Prep Work (common to both methods):
- Take the green chillies, ginger and coriander leaves in a blender / spice grinder. Pulse them to a coarse paste.
- Wash the brinjals / eggplant with water, cut the stalk off and cut each brinjal / eggplant into finger length pieces. Immediately, put the brinjal / eggplant pieces into a bowl of fresh water to prevent from getting dark in colour.
Stove Top Method Eggplant Green Peas Vegan Curry (time:10mins)
- Put a medium sized frying pan on stove top under medium flame. Add the oil and let it heat. Then add 'Ingredients for tempering'. Saute them.
- Take the bowl of brinjal pieces, transfer only the pieces, by gently squeezing them between your fingers. Add the salt and turmeric powder too.
- Mix up everything , add ¼ cup of water and close with lid. Let the eggplant pieces cook and soften,this might take 7-8 mins. Then add the frozen green peas.
- Open the lid, check if the pieces are cooked or not. If so, add the ground paste of Gi+Gr+Co to the pan.
- Mix up everything gently but thoroughly. Do not close with lid, let the water in the pan evaporate completely. Switch off. Done!
Instant Pot Eggplant Green Peas Curry (time:5 mins)
- Switch the gadget ON, set to SAUTE mode. Add the oil and 'Ingredients for tempering'. Saute them until they splutter.
- Strain the water, transfer only the pieces. Add the salt, turmeric powder & half of ¼ cup of water. Give a mix, close the lid. Set to PRESSURE COOK mode, under HIGH PRESSURE for 2 mins with valve sealed.
- Open the lid with Quick release (QPR) / Natural release (NPR). Add the ground spice mix and frozen green peas.
- Set to SAUTE mode, gently mix up everything. Switch off after 2 mins, when the water evaporates & the curry thickens to desired consistency. Done!
Notes
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