West Bengal

Begun bhaja

Name: Begun bhaja
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bengali
Ingredients: 1 large round in thick discs brinjal (eggplant, aubergine); 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 1/2 tsp sugar; Salt, to taste; 3 tbsp for shallow frying mustard oil

Brinjal, turmeric and hot mustard oil. Few ingredients, many opinions.

25 minTime

1 gProtein each

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Fried brinjal, Bengal style2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

132kcalsame

1 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

25minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Brinjal (eggplant, aubergine)1 large round, in thick discs

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp

Sugar½ tsp

Saltto taste

Mustard oil3 tbsp, for shallow frying

Method

5 steps

1Cut the brinjal into 1 cm thick discs. Rub with turmeric, chilli, salt and sugar. Rest 10 minutes.
2Heat the mustard oil in a wide flat pan until it just smokes, then lower to medium.
3Pat the slices dry and lay them in a single layer. Fry until the underside is well browned.
4Flip, cover the pan for 2 minutes, then uncover and crisp the second side.
5Drain on paper and serve straight away with dal and rice, or with khichuri on a rainy day.

Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

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Begun bhaja

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