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| Dahi Baingan(Fried eggplants cooked with yogurt) |
Dahi Baingan Recipe:
Prep time: cooking Time: 20 min Serves: 3
Ingredients:
- 4-6 Brinjals eggplant
- 1 cup Yoghurt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep fry and cooking
- Pinch of Asafoetida (hing)
- 1 teaspoon sugar/jaggery(optional)
- 2-3 green cardamom
- 1 teaspoon Fennel seed
- 1/2 teaspoon dry ginger powder
- 1/2 tablespoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
Method:
For deep frying:
Wash and cut brinjals/eggplants into cubes.
In a heavy bottom pan or wok heat around sufficient oil and let the brinjals fry till they are golden brown.
This should take roughly around 15-20 minutes on medium high heat.
For gravy:
Whisk yogurt and salt together
In a pan Heat around two tablespoons of oil.
Add the cumin seeds and fennel seeds and heat it up till they start crackling.
Add asafoetida and green cardamoms. Stir-fry briefly.
Add turmeric powder, coriander powder,dry ginger powder and red chilli and saute well for 2 minutes.
Now immediately add the whisked yogurt and sauté for a minute.
Add sugar/jaggery (optional) and stir for a minute
Cook on medium heat for two to three minutes and add fried brinjals. Reduce heat and cook covered for three to four minutes.
Serve hot.
Enjoy!