Begun Bhaja aka Brinjal fritters

Name: Begun Bhaja aka Brinjal fritters
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 3 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 brinjal; 3 tbsp rice flour; 3 tbsp besan aka gram flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 cup mustard oil; 1/2 tsp sugar

ayndrila dutta @titlis_homekitchen

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Begun Bhaja are crispy and tender eggplant fries that are delicious to enjoy as a snack, side or appetizer. Thin slices of brinjals are dusted with seasonings ,gram and rice flour, then pan fried in mustard oil and served as a side dish with dal rice or khichdi or roti.

ayndrila dutta @titlis_homekitchen

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Ingredients

10 minutes

3 people

1brinjal
3 tbsprice flour
3 tbspbesan aka gram flour
1/2 tspsalt
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/4 cupmustard oil
1/2 tspsugar

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Steps

10 minutes

1

Wash the brinjal and chop off its stalk. Cut the vegetable along the cross-section into discs
2

In a mixing bowl, combine the turmeric powder, salt, sugar, rice flour and gram flour. Add the brinjal slices to the bowl and coat them with the spices.
3

The salt and sugar will draw out the water from the brinjal slices and soften them up. The moisture generated will also help all the flavours mingle nicely.
4

Heat mustard oil in a skillet till it starts smoking lightly. Lower the marinated brinjal slices into the oil one by one and fry them on each side, for about 3 minutes, till they are golden. I use a fork just to make holes so that it gets cooked from inside as I avoid deep fry. Serve hot to maintain the crispiness as a side dish,

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ayndrila dutta @titlis_homekitchen

on September 22, 2021 09:46

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

A research chemist by profession and love simplicity. My passion for cooking and art makes me explore new things and I love pursuing them. Being a chemist, it provokes me to do experiments in my kitchen too.Follow my insta handle @titlis_homekitchen