Dahi Baingan

Dahi Baingan is another traditional dish from Odisha.I like to cook quick fix meals which are hassle free and tasty. This one is super easy to make and can be a good substitute for raita. As this dish doesn't contain onion and garlic it can be relished as a side dish during fasting.
Preparation Time - 30 minutes
Ingredients
Bringjal Small - 6
Ginger - 1/2 tsp finely chopped
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Cummin Powder - 1/2 tsp

Whole dried red chilli - 2
Chat Masala - 1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 5 to 6

Curd - 1 Cup
Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method of Preparation

1 Slit Bringjals into two halfs and make small cuts between the halfs. Mix turmeric,red chilli powder, salt. Rub this into the halfs of the bringjal.

2 Now on a tawa or skillet,pour some oil. Once the oil is heated, put the halves of the bringjal. Cover the skillet to cook it bringjals fast. After all the bringjals are fried keep it aside to cool.

3 In another pan, pour 2 tsp of oil. When the oil gets properly heated, put the finely chopped ginger, whole dried red chillis , mustard seeds and curry leaves. Once they sputter, remove the seasoning from heat and let the oil cool down.

4 Take curd in a bowl and mix it with desired quantity of water to bring the curd to a medium consistancy. Mix cumin Powder, chat masala and salt to taste to the curd and mix well. Put the cooled down bringjals to this curd. Finally pour the seasoned oil over the mixture of curd and Bringjal and give it a small stir. Your Dahi Baingan is ready to be served.

Serving Tips

Serve with plain rice/ fried rice / Biriyani.

Notes

Make sure the Bringjal and seasoned oil come to room temperature before it is mixed with Curd.

Variations

You can add a pinch of sugar to the curd.

If you do not have small bringjals , cut a bigger one into thin slices and fry.

Other Names

Curd - Plain Yogurt, Bringjal - Eggplant