Vankaya Allam Iguru (கத்தரிகாய் சுக்கு குழம்பு, వంకాయ అల్లం ఇగురు, बैंगन की जिंजर सब्ज़ी)

Vankaya Allam Iguru (கத்தரிகாய் சுக்கு குழம்பு, వంకాయ అల్లం ఇగురు, बैंगन की जिंजर सब्ज़ी) It is very spicy curry from Andhra Pradesh.

Regional Dish : Tamil Nadu; Andhra; Kerala; Karnataka; South India and some places in North India.

Cuisine Style : Tamil Nadu | Cooking Time 25 minutes | Take with rice | Type Curry | Shelf Life : 1 day | Quantity : 4 Servings.

Appx. Nutritional values :calculated for 1 serving ( 2tbsp)

Calories (80 Kcal), Carbohydrates (1 g), Protein (0 g), Fat (0 g).

Ingredients to serve :

• Brinjal   250 gms
• Green peas   100 gms
• Ginger   small piece as shown below
• Green chillies   4 nos
• Oil  2 spoons
• Bengal gram (Chana dal)   1 tsp
• Black gram (Urad dal)   1 tsp
• Cumin   1 tsp
• Mustard seeds   1 tsp
• Red chillies   4 nos
• Curry leaves   few
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric powder   1 tsp
• Fresh corrainder leaves for garnishing

Method :

1. Cut brijal into small pieces and boil brinjal and green peas in a vessel for 15 minutes with a pinch of salt and turmeric powder.
2. Once boiled drain the water from cooked vegetables and set a side.
3. Now make a fine paste of ginger and green chillies , to this add little tamarind if you like.
4. Mix the above paste to the boiled brinjal and green peas.
5. Now for seasoning, take some oil in a pan and add chana dal, urad dal, red chillies, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and fry them till they start smelling good and turn golden.
6. Mix it to the boiled veggies and add some salt if you like.
7. Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve it hot with rice or chapatis.

Other variants / Cuisine Style : None.