Dahi Baingan

This is one of the famous Bengali or Odia cuisine from North India. In this dish, eggplants are sautéed with oil and cooked with some Indian spices and yogurt. This goes very well with chapatti/ biryani/pulao/parotta.

Ingredients

(For Roast)

Indian Eggplants/ Brinjal/ Baingan – 8

Oil – 2 to 3 tsp

For Curry

Finely Chopped Onion – 1 (big)

Ginger Garlic Paste – 1tsp

Besan/Gram Flour – 2 tsp

Red Chilli Powder – ½ tsp

Coriander Powder – ½ tsp

Garam Masala – ¼ tsp

Yogurt/Curd – 1 Cup

Water – ½ Cup

Kasoori Methi Leaves – few

To Temper

Oil – 2 tsp

Cumin Seeds – 1 tsp

Bay Leaf- 1

Hing – a pinch

Chopped Coriander Leaves = ½ tsp

Method

In a large pan, heat 3 tsp of oil and roast eggplants and keep aside.

I the same pan, heat another 2 tsp of oil add the tempering ingredients and saute it for few seconds.

Add onion and ginger garlic paste then fry well. Now add 2 tsp of besan and roast on low flame for 5 minutes.

Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala.

Now add required water and whisked yogurt keeping the flame on low.

Stir continuously till the yogurt combines well. Add roasted eggplants and little salt.

Mix well, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Add crushed kasoori methi leaves and coriander leaves, then mix well.

Finally Serve dahi baingan with rice or chapatti.