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Bharil Vaingan (Vegan Eggplant Coconut Curry)

konkani bharil vaingan
We Konkanis love coconut, be it breakfast like GoDa Phovu or a curry like this one. The mild flavor of Udid Methi, as said in Konkani is the highlight of this eggplant curry.
This no onion garlic recipe is a tasty delight for both vegans and vegetarians.

Ingredients:
Baby Eggplants/Brinjals/Vaingan/Baingan/Vangi - 8
Grated Coconut - about 1 1/2 cup
Dry Red Chillies - 5
Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp
Tamarind - about 1/2 tsp
Jaggery/Gud/Gul - 1/2 tsp
Urad Dal/Split Black Gram - 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek/Methi Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida/Hing - 1/4 tsp
Salt
Oil
Baby Eggplants
How to cook Eggplant Coconut Curry:
  • Grind coconut, dry red chilies, turmeric, tamarind, salt, jaggery to a coarse paste, adding little water. Add jaggery and tamarind to suit your taste. You can use red chili powder if red chilies are not available.
  • Slit the eggplants forming a '+' sign and stuff them with the ground coconut paste. Save the leftover stuffing.
bharil vaingan
  • Heat about 1 tsp oil in a pan. Add urad dal, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and asafetida. When mustard seeds pop, add stuffed eggplants and sauté for few minutes.
  • Add the leftover stuffing to the pan. Cover and cook till eggplants turn soft. Add water if required.
Serve Stuffed Brinjals Curry with rice and/or chapati.
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  1. PushpaSeptember 28, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    Flavorful stuffed brinjals.Yum!!

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  2. Priya SureshSeptember 28, 2011 at 4:01 AM

    Super inviting stuffed brinjals, inviting..

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  3. Indian KhanaSeptember 28, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    Love this and yours looks delicious

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  4. chef and her kitchenSeptember 28, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    love this curry,it looks dleicious

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  5. Suja ManojSeptember 28, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Flavorful and delicious..gravy looks super tempting

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  6. kanthiSeptember 28, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    Looks perfect guthhi vankaya kura.

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  7. hamaarethoughts.comSeptember 28, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    looks very tempting..I will try this for sure!
    all your recipes are too good!

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  8. JiboombaaSeptember 29, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    delicious Baigan curry...love to have it with Rice.

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  9. Shweta VerlekerJanuary 24, 2012 at 1:17 AM

    thanks for sharing this.. it turned out really gud...everyone at home loved it :)

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  10. UmaJanuary 24, 2012 at 5:39 AM

    Hey Shweta, am glad all your family members loved it. Thanks for the feedback :)

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