Stuffed Baby Eggplant Curry

Specialty in south India, Eggplant is stuffed with peanut coconut mixture and then cooked in a gravy to make this awesome curry. This super delicious curry goes very well with Rice, Naan or Roti. Eggplant lovers must try this.

Cuisine

Indian

Course

Side Dish

Difficulty

Medium

Duration

15-30 min

Diet

Diabetes, Gluten Free, Keto, Low Carb, Plant-Based, Vegan, Vegetarian

Cooking Technique

Pressure Cook, Sauté

Keywords

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Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

15 min

Servings

4-5 servings

Ingredients

salt
1/2 cup peanuts
1/2 lime
2 dry red chilies
4 tsp cumin seeds
1 1/2 tbsp coriander seeds
1 1/2 tbsp dry coconut shredded
1 tsp mustard seeds
10 baby eggplants
2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
2 medium tomatoes
1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chili powder
1 onion
1 sprig curry leaves
3/4 cup Water
cilantro
3 tbsp oil

Instructions

Roast the peanuts, red chilies and add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, coconut halfway. Roast until coconut gets golden brown and raw smell goes away. Cool the mixture and grind into coarse paste along with salt and lime juice. Keep aside.
Wash the eggplants, if desired remove the stalks. Make criss cross slits 3/4th length of each plant and place in water to prevent browning.
Put instant pot on sauté mode high, add oil and crackle the mustard and cumin seeds. Now add curry leaves, followed by onions., fry well.
Once onions are golden add ginger garlic paste and fry. Add the tomatoes, fry till mushy (meanwhile stuff the eggplants with the stuffing).
Add turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt to taste. Turn off sauté mode, and arrange the stuffed eggplants in one layer, add water.
Mix gently and put the lid, vent to sealing mode, do low pressure manual 5 minutes. Do quick release after 2 minutes in warm mode and garnish with cilantro.
Check for tenderness, if you think eggplant still needs some cooking then turn on sauté mode and cook tender.

Notes

Small Purple baby eggplants are used in this recipe. You can also use eggplant pieces and use the stuffing as gravy.
If you don’t have curry leaves, you can skip it.
People with peanut allergy can use Cashews.