The hit curry of the party was eggplant curry "baingan ka Salan" in hyderabadi terms or Vankaya masala Bagara baingan (Eggplant masala curry) is a traditional Hyderabadi dish served with biryani. This is also popularly prepared in the Andhra region and called as Gutti Vankaya kura. The speciality of the dish is the flavor that depends on the blend on tamarind and freshly ground masalasingredients 1 stick cinnamon small8 number brinjals3 number Cloves1 tbsp coriander pdr1 tbsp cumin pdr1 tsp cumin seeds2 tbsp Dry coconut powder3 number Elaichi1/2 tsp Ginger and garlic paste1 number Green chilli1 cup Groundnuts1 tsp mustard seeds2 tbsp Oil1 number Onion3 tbsp sesame seeds50 ml Tamarind juice3 cup Water Directions1.First dry fry whole garam masala,mustard and cumin seeds when they start to splatter add onions turmeric,g&g paste.2.add masalas and add the paste of roasted ground nut ,seasame seeds and coconut pdr cook for 15 min add tamrind ,and jaggery and cook till oil ozzes out3.In the mean time cut the vankaya as four parts but don't cut at the end4.Immediately put them in the oil, fry slowly stirring occassionally till they are fully softened. and add to the cooking gravy5.This is very good with rice, pulaos, and chapatis. and a must with biryanis have fun cooking with vahrehvah recipe contributed by supriya and modified by vah chef.. "Reach vahrehvah at - Website - http://www.vahrehvah.com/ Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=vahchef Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VahChef.SanjayThumma Twitter - https://twitter.com/vahrehvah Google Plus - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116066497483672434459 Flickr Photo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/23301754@N03/ Linkedin - http://lnkd.in/nq25sW Picasa Photos- http://picasaweb.google.com/118141140815684791742 Stumleupon http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/vahrehvah Tumblr http://vahrehvah.tumblr.com/ Blogger - http://vahrehvah.blogspot.in/"
