Dahi Baingan(Fried Brinjals Cooked with Yogurt)

Dahi Baingan(Fried Brinjals cooked with yogurt)

Preparation Time: 15-20 minutes

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• 4-6 Brinjals(eggplant/baigen)
• 240 gram/1 cup Yogurt (dahi)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander (dhania) powder 
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep-fry and cooking
• 1/8 or pinch of Asafoetida (hing)
• 1 teaspoon sugar/jaggery(optional)
• 2-3 green cardamom (hari eliechi)
• 1 teaspoon Fennel seed (saunf)
• ½teaspoon   Dry ginger powder (sonth)
• 1/2 tablespoon Kashmiri red chilli powder

Method:

For deep frying:

1. Wash and cut brinjals/eggplants into cubes.
2. In a heavy bottom pan or wok heat around sufficient oil and let the brinjals  fry till they are golden brown.
3. This should take roughly around 15-20 minutes on medium high heat.

For gravy:

1. Whisk yogurt and salt together
2. In a pan Heat around two tablespoons of oil.
3. Add the cumin seeds and fennel seeds and heat it up till they start crackling.
4. Add asafoetida and green cardamoms. Stir-fry briefly.
5. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder,dry ginger powder and red chilli and saute well for 2 minutes.
6. Now immediately add the whisked yogurt and sauté for a minute.
7. Add sugar/jaggery (optional) and stir for a minute
8. Cook on medium heat for two to three minutes and add fried brinjals. Reduce heat and cook covered for three to four minutes.
9. Serve hot.