PACHI SENAGA PAPPU (chana dal or Bengal gram) & VANKAYA (brinjal or baingan)CURRY:

Brief:

Prep & cooking time -30mts
Serves -6 persons
Storage -1 day
Cuisine: Andhra
Ingredients:

Brinjal ( baingan or vankaya) -1/2kg
Soaked bengalgram( chana dal or pachi senaga pappu ) -1/2 cup
Ginger-garlic paste -1tbsp
Garam masala or spice blend -1/2 tsp
Onion -1(cut into 4 pieces)
Tomatoes 4(thinly sliced)
Water -3 cups
Oil -1/4 cup
How To Make:
1.Heat oil in one pan add brinjal pieces ,cook it till tender .Then add Soaked bengalgram( chana dal or pachi senaga pappu ) -1/2 cup,Ginger-garlic paste-1tbsp,Garam masala or spice blend -1/2 tsp,Onion-1(cut into 4 pieces),Tomatoes - 4(thinly sliced),Water-3 cups,cook with cover.
2.When oil separates from curry turn off heat.
3.Andhra pachisenagapappu &vankaya curry tastes well with hot white rice or roti.
{NOTE: cook vankaya curry on high heat first then reduce heat}

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