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Dahi Baingana (Fried Eggplant in Yogurt)
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Dahi Baingana (Fried Eggplant in Yogurt)

9 ingredients 7 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

303
Calories
18g
Protein
14g
Fat
27g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Eggplant 1 cup cubed (82g) 35
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water 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

  • 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

Directions

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.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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