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Gulla Bolu Huli/Brinjal Curry Recipe/Eggplant Curry Recipe

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Author: Sumana

Ingredients

  • Green eggplant/Gulla- 3 to 4
  • Toor dal- 1/2 cup
  • Tamarind- lemon sized ball
  • Jaggery- Big lemon sized
  • Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
  • Green chillies- 2
  • Udupi sambar Powder- 3 tsp
  • Curry leaves- 1 strand
  • Coriander leaves- handful
  • Asafoetida- Chickpea size

For Seasoning

  • Mustard seeds- 1tsp
  • Urad dal/Split black gram-1 tsp
  • Red chilly- 1
  • Curry leaves- 1 strand
  • Oil - 2 tsp

Instructions

Preparation

  • Pressure cook toor dal for 3 to 4 whistles or till mushy.
  • Cut each Gulla/green eggplant in to 8 cubical pieces. Soak them in water for 10 to 15 minutes and drain.
  • Soak tamarind in half cup of water for 15 minutes and extract it's juice discarding the pulp.

Method

  • In a cooking pan add gulla/green eggplant pieces, tamarind juice and water to the level of pieces. Bring this to boil and lower the flame.
  • Add turmeric powder, jaggery, green chillies and curry leaves with strand. Let the green eggplant pieces cook till soft.
  • Add mashed toor dal and salt. According to the consistency required add enough water. This sambar should be thicker than normal curry. Mix it well.
  • Add 3 tsp of Udupi sambar powder, dissolved asafoetida and bring it to boil. Switch off the flame.
  • Now heat a tampering pan adding 2 tbsp oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, broken red chilly and curry leaves. Once the mustard seeds splutter, add the seasoning to the green brinjal curry/gulla bolu huli.
  • Garnish the sambar with coriander leaves. Now the Gulla bolu huli/green brinjal curry is ready to be served with hot steamed rice. Enjoy with happala or sendige.

Note

  • Soaking brinjal cubes in water is mandatory, do not skip.
  • This curry should thick, so add water accordingly.