Cookbook:Dahi Baingana (Fried Eggplant in Yogurt)

Dahi Baingana (Fried Eggplant in Yogurt)
Category	Eggplant recipes
Difficulty

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Ingredients

• 2 medium-sized bainganas (eggplant / brinjal / begun)
• Oil
• Panch puran (futana / Bengali five spice)
• 2 Indian red chiles (sukhila lanka)
• 10 curry leaves (kadi patta / bhersunga patra)
• 2 tbsp dahi (yogurt)
• 250 ml (1 cup) water
• 1 tbsp sugar
• Salt

Procedure

1. Cut eggplant into thin slices, lengthwise. Deep fry in oil. Keep aside.
2. Mix dahi with water.
3. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add panch puran and red chili, then cook until the spices splutter.
4. Add dahi-water mix, salt to taste, and sugar. Stir properly and make a gravy.
5. Add fried eggplant to the gravy, and lower the flame.
6. Heat it for 2–3 minutes, then leave it to cool.
7. Serve with rice.