Dahi Baingan

Name: Dahi Baingan
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 6 brinjals medium sized; 250 g yogurt; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 3-4 dry chillies; 1/2 " ginger chopped; 2 green chillies chopped; 10-12 curry leaves; To taste salt; 1 tsp roasted cumin-red chilli powder; 2 tsp oil; Oil for deep frying

Pratima Mohanty @cook_13984189

Dahi Baingan

Pratima Mohanty @cook_13984189

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Ingredients

15 minutes

3 servings

6brinjals medium sized
250 gyogurt
1/2 tspcumin seeds
3-4dry chillies
1/2" ginger chopped
2green chillies chopped
10-12curry leaves
To tastesalt
1 tsproasted cumin-red chilli powder
2 tspoil
Oil for deep frying

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Wash and crosscut each brinjal maximum up to the center level from it's bottom point keeping the stem intact. Put them in water for 2-3 minutes. Drain and place them in a bowl.
2

Add a pinch of salt, mix well and set aside for 10 minutes.
3

Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry the brinjals till light brown. Remove and place them on a plate.
4

Whisk yogurt and salt together in a bowl and keep aside.
5

Heat 2 tsp oil in a tempering pan. Add cumin seeds, dry chillies, chopped ginger, chopped green chillies and curry leaves. Saute for few seconds and turn off the flame.
6

Then pour the temperings (tadka) over the yogurt in bowl. Now gently place the fried brinjals in it. Finally add roasted cumin-red chilli powder and cover it.
7

Thus ready is the tempting dahi baingan to be served.