Gulla Puddi Sagle is a Konkani version of stuffed brinjal. It's a very tasty dish. It is cooked in oil without adding water." Sagle" is a Konkani dish with coarsely ground coconut, urad dal, coriander seeds masala having some kind of vegetable in it. This is a spicy side dish that goes well with rice and dal. Gulla is a variety of brinjal that is available in the South Kanara District.

Ingredients
4 baby brinjals
6 tsp oil
1 tsp mustard
1 sprig of curry leaf
Salt to taste
For the masala paste:
1/2 cup grated fresh coconut
little tamarind
2 tsp urad dal,1/4 tsp coriander seeds,5 methi seeds,4 red dry chillies, roasted in 1/2 tsp oil till light brown.
Grind the above ingredients into a semi coarse masala paste and keep aside
Procedure
Wash the brinjals, cut the stem and make four slits on it
Add salt to the masala and stuff the brinjals with the masala, keep the remaining masala
In a pan put oil, add mustard, when it starts crackling add curry leaves, stuffed brinjals, remaining masala,1/2 cup water and salt if needed.
Cook with a lid covered on a low flame.
Cook till the brinjals are cooked.
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