Cookbook:Dahi Baingana (Fried Eggplant in Yogurt)


 * Cuisine of India

Ingredients

 * 2 medium-sized bainganas (eggplant / brinjal / begun)
 * Oil
 * Panch puran (futana / Bengali five spice)
 * 2 Indian red chiles (sukhila lanka)
 * 10 curry leaves (kadi patta / bhersunga patra)
 * 2 tbsp dahi (yogurt)
 * 250 ml (1 cup) water
 * 1 tbsp sugar
 * Salt

Procedure

 * 1) Cut eggplant into thin slices, lengthwise. Deep fry in oil. Keep aside.
 * 2) Mix dahi with water.
 * 3) Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add panch puran and red chili, then cook until the spices splutter.
 * 4) Add dahi-water mix, salt to taste, and sugar. Stir properly and make a gravy.
 * 5) Add fried eggplant to the gravy, and lower the flame.
 * 6) Heat it for 2–3 minutes, then leave it to cool.
 * 7) Serve with rice.