Karnataka Style Badanekai Yennegai Gojju Recipe (Stuffed Brinjal Recipe)

Step 1: We begin making the Karnataka Style Badanekai Yennegai Gojju Recipe (Stuffed Brinjal Recipe) by dry roasting the ingredients like jeera seeds, coriander seeds, peanuts, dry red chillies, poppy seeds, cloves and cinnamon stick

Step 2: Add all these roasted ingredients into a grinder along with coconut, pearl onions, tamarind and jaggery into a nice smooth paste

Step 3: You can add little water while grinding but not a lot

Step 4: Now Stuff the ground masala mixture into the brinjal and keep it aside

Step 5: Keep the leftover masala also to add it into the gravy

Step 6: Heat a pressure cooker with oil on a medium heat, crackle some mustard seeds and sliced onions and fry them till the onions become translucent

Step 7: Then add these stuffed brinjals and fry them well till it becomes soft

Step 8: Move them carefully without breaking them

Step 9: You can cover and cook it as well

Step 10: Once the brinjal is half cooked, add the remaining masala with 1/2 cup water and cook on a medium heat

Step 11: Cook for about 2 whistle

Step 12: Release the pressure naturally and then keep sautéing till the masala thickens

Step 13: Some of the oil oozes out from the side

Step 14: Once done sprinkle with some chopped coriander leaves and serve

Step 15: Serve the Karnataka Style Badanekai Yennegai Gojju Recipe (Stuffed Brinjal Recipe) along with Jolada Roti Recipe (Jowar Bhakri) and Nuggekai Kharbyaali Recipe (North Karnataka Spiced Drumstick Sambar) to go along with some steamed rice