Goan Bharli Vangi (Stuffed Baingan or Stuffed Brinjal)
Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Goan
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Serves: 3-4
 
Goan Bharli Vangi or Stuffed Brinjal is a preparation of Brinjal wherein a ground coconut-spices paste is stuffed in slits in baby brinjals and cooked into a curry which can be eaten with rotis, rice or bread.
Ingredients
  • Baby Brinjals : 15
  • Onion : 2
  • Cinnamon : ¼ inch piece
  • Cloves : 4
  • Peppercorns : 10-12
  • Bay Leaf: 1
  • Coriander seeds: 2-3 tsp
  • Garlic : 7 cloves finely chopped
  • Ginger: ¼ inch piece
  • Green Chillies: 2 finely chopped
  • Scraped Coconut: 1 cup
  • Tamarind: 1 marble sized ball
  • Turmeric Powder: 1 tsp
  • Chilli Powder: 2 tsp
  • Salt: to taste
Instructions
  1. Cut the brinjal stem and make vertical slits in the brinjal as shown in the picture. Make sure you do not cut all the way to the bottom.
  2. Heat a little oil in a pan and stir fry the ginger and 2 cloves of garlic till brown. Add the cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns, bay leaf and coriander seeds and stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Remove and keep aside.
  3. Heat oil in pan and stir fry one roughly chopped onion till translucent. Add scrapped coconut and stir fry till golden brown.
  4. Grind the ginger-garlic-dry spices and onion-coconut mixture along with chilli powder and tamarind. Use around ½ cup of water to grind to a smooth but not too watery paste.
  5. Add one finely chopped onion, 5 finely chopped garlic flakes and green chillies to the paste. Add salt and turmeric powder and mix well.
Recipe by YourHungerStop at https://www.yourhungerstop.com/goan-bharli-vangi-stuffed-brinjal/