Dahi Baigana

Name: Dahi Baigana
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 150 g Brinjal (aubergine); 0.25 tsp Ground turmeric; 0.5 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Mustard oil; 150 g Thick plain yogurt; 0.5 tsp Sugar; 1 tsp Mustard oil; 0.25 tsp Black mustard seeds; 0.25 tsp Cumin seeds; 1 Dried red chilli; 6 Curry leaves; 1 pinch Asafoetida; 1 Green chilli; 1 tbsp Coriander leaves

An Odia everyday classic: slices of brinjal fried in mustard oil, folded into whisked yogurt and finished with a crackling tempering of mustard seeds, cumin and curry leaves. Cool, tangy and lightly smoky, it is eaten with rice or as part of a thali.

Lunch & dinner Vegetarian Under 400 kcal Under 20g carbs Under 30 min

30 min15 prep · 15 cookEasy300 kcalper serving

Method

Wash 150 g of brinjal and cut it across into rounds about 1 cm thick. Rub the slices all over with 0.25 tsp of turmeric and 0.25 tsp of the salt and leave them on a plate for 10 minutes — this draws out moisture so they fry rather than steam.
Heat 1 tbsp of mustard oil in a heavy frying pan over medium-high heat until it just begins to smoke, then lower to medium — smoking takes the raw pungency out of mustard oil. Lay the brinjal slices in a single layer and fry 3 minutes on each side, until deep golden and completely soft in the middle when pressed with a spoon.
Lift the slices onto kitchen paper and let them cool to room temperature. Hot brinjal will split the yogurt, so do not rush this — 10 minutes is enough.

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Per serving

300kcal

9gprotein

19gcarbs

22gfat

6gfibre

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