Vangi Batata Sode Ghalun, Brinjal and Dry Prawn Curry

This dish can be made with brinjal or eggplant. It is basically a potato curry with dried shrimp. 

Ingredients

• 6 small round brinjals/eggplants
• 2 medium-sized potatoes
• ½ cup dried shrimp or sode
• 1 tsp ginger-garlic-green chilly paste
• 1tbsp tamarind paste
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 2 tsp chilly powder
• 1 onion diced
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 2 tbsp coconut
• 1 tbsp jaggery
• 2 tbsp chopped coriander
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Method

Wash and slit the brinjals; do not completely cut them in half. Immerse the slit brinjals in salted water to prevent oxidation. Chop the potatoes into medium sized cubes and immerse them in salt water as well. In a bowl mix the dried shrimp, ginger-garlic-green chilly paste, tamarind, turmeric, a pinch of salt, and red chilly powder. Marinate for half an hour.

In a deep skillet, add oil and shallow fry the marinated dried shrimp until semi-cooked.

Then mix the the semi-cooked dried shrimp with coconut, chopped onion, jaggery, salt and garam masala in another dish. Stuff this mixture into the slit brinjals.

In the same skillet, add little oil and gently drop the stuffed brinjals along with potatoes. Add sufficient water and let the brinjals/eggplant and potatoes cook completely.

Garnish with fresh grated coconut and chopped coriander. Serve hot with roti or rice.