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Begun Bhaja
Photo: Stephanie Studer

Begun Bhaja

5 ingredients 12 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

215
Calories
1g
Protein
14g
Fat
23g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Eggplant 1 cup cubed (82g) 35
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Mustard Oil 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Eggplant (preferably big-sized dark-coloured spotless and with very few seeds. Good quality of eggplant is essential to this dish).
  • Salt
  • Turmeric powder
  • Mustard Oil (kachhi ghani or unrefined country oil preferred)
  • A pinch of sugar

Directions

1

Cut the brinjals into 2cm thick slices.

2

Stab the slices on their faces with a knife in various places - the more, the better.

3

Rub thoroughly with salt, sugar (a pinch) and turmeric powder. The sugar is added not for taste but to remove the sappiness of the brinjals.

4

Keep it in the direct sunlight (at noon) for 15 min.

5

Heat mustard oil in a pan and deep-fry them till they become dark brown.

6

Garnish with sliced green chilly. Goes well with steamed rice, naans, bread (sandwich), puris etc.

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Category:Indian

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Category:East Indian Recipes

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Category:Bengali Recipes

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Category:Bengali Vegetarian

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Category:Snack Foods

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Category:Eggplant Recipes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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