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Doi Begun/ Dahi Baingan

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 3
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Small Eggplant
  • 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1 Tsp Red chili Powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Cup Yogurt/Curd
  • Cooking Oil (For cooking /For tempering)
  • ½ Tsp Indian Five spice blend
  • ½ Tsp Red Chili Powder (Optional)
  • 10-12 Curry Leaves

Method
 

  1. Slice the eggplant into round discs.
  2. Mix red chili powder,turmeric powder,and salt. Rub all the spices into the eggplant discs.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry these eggplant roundlets till they are crispy from outside and soft from inside.
  4. Whisk yogurt with some salt. In a serving platter assemble fried eggplants in one layer. Pour yogurt all over them.
  5. Heat some oil in a small tempering pan. Add curry leaves,Indian five spice/Panch Phoran ,and red chili powder.
  6. Let every thing crackle up.
  7. Pour the tempering over the eggplant topped with yogurt sauce.
  8. Enjoy with rice or roti.