Dahi Baingana (Fried Eggplant in Yogurt)

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Ingredients

  • 2 medium-sized bainganas (eggplant / brinjal / begun)Buy
  • OilBuy
  • Panch puran (futana / Bengali five spice)Buy
  • 2 Indian red chiles (sukhila lanka)Buy
  • 10 curry leaves (kadi patta / bhersunga patra)Buy
  • 2 tbsp dahi (yogurt)Buy
  • 250 ml (1 cup) waterBuy
  • 1 tbsp sugarBuy
  • SaltBuy
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Directions

Cut eggplant into thin slices, lengthwise. Deep fry in oil. Keep aside.

Mix dahi with water.

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add panch puran and red chili, then cook until the spices splutter.

Add dahi-water mix, salt to taste, and sugar. Stir properly and make a gravy.

Add fried eggplant to the gravy, and lower the flame.

Heat it for 2–3 minutes, then leave it to cool.

Serve with rice.

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