How to Spring To Try At Home Stuffed Podi Eggplant

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Stuffed Podi Eggplant. I always make more masala (in my family, it's called curry podi) than I need and store it for a couple of weeks. This masala is very versatile and can be used as a finishing touch for any vegetable, and does not need cooking too much as the spices are roasted already. Tender baby eggplants stuffed with a spicy lentil powder (koora podi).

It requires a special homemade curry powder called "Koora Podi" which is made with lentils, spices and dry coconut.

Brinjal Podi Curry - also called Podi Kathrikkai in Tamil, is usually made using the small sixed purple eggplants.

A freshly prepared spice mix is either stuffed into the quartered eggplants or the brinjals are sliced and tossed along with this crunchy mixture.

You can cook Stuffed Podi Eggplant using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Stuffed Podi Eggplant

1. Prepare 9-10 of small eggplants.

2. It’s 2 tbsp. of idli podi (gunpowder).

3. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of red chilli powder.

4. It’s 1 tsp. of lime juice.

5. Prepare 2-3 tbsp. of oil.

6. Prepare 2 pinches of salt.

7. It’s 1 tsp. of coriander powder.

Eggplants stuffed with spice - sounds like a traditional Andhra recipe, ain't it?

There are plenty of stuffed eggplant recipes starting from Andhra cuisine to Marathi.

This Podi Idicha Kathirikai, however, is a lighter, easier and Tamil Iyer version of stuffed and shallow fried eggplants.

Stuffed Brinjal / Eggplant / Vankaya with Peanut powder / Pallilu podi Stuffed anything sounds interesting and tastes nice.

Stuffed Podi Eggplant instructions

1. Make a paste with the idli podi, red chilli powder, lime and 1-2 tsp. oil..

2. Slit the eggplants and stuff a little of the paste in each of them..

3. Heat the remaining oil and arrange all the stuffed eggplants. Sprinkle some salt and cook covered till one side is done..

4. Gently flip them over & sprinkle some more salt. Cover & cook till it is done..

5. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve as a side dish with plain steamed rice, curd rice or any Indian bread..

Its intriguing to find what is stuffed inside and to find its tastes yummy.

I like these stuffed veggies, tho I don't frequently make them.

I had the powder in my pantry so I decided to do it today.

Remove the eggplant pieces from water and keep it aside.

Put rice flour, bengal gram flour, asafetida, cumin seeds, ajwain seeds, cooking soda, garam masala, salt, chilly powder in a vessel.