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

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}