🇮🇳 Indian

Baingan Bhaja

Name: Baingan Bhaja
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 300 g, cut Eggplant; 1 tsp Chaat Masala; 1 tsp Red Chili Powder; 3 tbsp Mustard Oil

🇮🇳 Indian

Straight from the street, no compromise: loud chutneys, real crunch, and that chaat-masala tingle at the back of your tongue. 35 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 20 min Cook 15 min Serves 2 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Eggplant300 g, cut
Chaat Masala1 tsp
Red Chili Powder1 tsp
Mustard Oil3 tbsp

Optional extras

Mint Leavesfor the hari chutney
Fresh Cilantrofor the hari chutney
Tamarind Paste2 tbsp, for the meethi chutney
Jaggery1 tbsp, for the meethi chutney

Instructions

1
Prepare the main — slice, mash or coat as it needs — and season with the masalas.
2
Make a thick gram-flour (or crumb) coating with water, salt and a pinch of chili.
3
Fry at 175°C until deep gold and crisp; drain on a rack, never paper.
4
Sprinkle chaat masala and serve with green chutney and fried green chilies.

Chef's tip

Chaat is a race against sogginess — assemble at the last second.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Baingan Tawa Fry Recipe | How To Make Crispy Baingan Fry | MOTHER'S RECIPE | Begun Bhaja · on YouTube