Dahi Baingan Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	10 min
Cook time	30 min
Total time	40 min
Serves	3 servings

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Ingredients

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for roasting baingan:

• 3 tsp oil
• 6 baingan / brinjal / eggplant (sliced)

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for curry:

• 2 tsp oil
• 1 tsp cumin / jeera
• 1 bay leaf / tej patta
• pinch of hing / asafoetida
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 tsp besan / gram flour
• ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
• ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
• ½ tsp coriander powder
• ¼ tsp garam masala
• ½ cup water
• 1 cup curd / yogurt
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves (crushed)
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

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Instructions

1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil and roast 6 sliced baingan and keep aside.
2. now to the same kadai, heat 2 tsp oil and add 1 tsp cumin, 1 bay leaf and pinch of hing. saute well.
3. now add 1 onion and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute well.
4. further add 2 tsp besan and roast on low flame for 5 minutes.
5. additionally add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder and ¼ tsp garam masala.
6. now add ½ cup water and 1 cup whisked curd keeping the flame on low.
7. stir continuously till the curd combines well.
8. add roasted brinjal and ½ tsp salt.
9. mix well, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
10. further add 1 tsp crushed kasuri methi and 2 tbsp coriander leaves. mix well.
11. finally, serve dahi baingain with chapathi or kulcha.

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Step-by-step

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Video

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Notes

• firstly, roast the baingain on low to medium flame for uniform cooking.
• also, use whisked curd to prevent curd from curdling.
• additionally, add salt only after curd mixture comes to a boil. else there are chances for curd to curdle.
• finally, dahi baingain recipe taste great when prepared with well roasted tender brinjal.