Begun Basanti Recipe - Eggplant In Mustard Yogurt Curry
A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - cut into long wedges, poppy seeds, yellow mustard seeds. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
Instructions
14 steps- 1
To begin making the Begun Basanti Recipe, firstly chop the eggplant and marinate them with a teaspoon of turmeric powder and keep it aside
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 2
Grind the poppy seeds and mustard seeds in a grinder to a smooth powder and keep it aside
poppy seeds(2 teaspoon)yellow mustard seeds(2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)mustard oil - for cooking - 3
Heat a kadai with mustard oil, Add eggplant and roast them well till they soften
yellow mustard seeds(2 teaspoon)mustard oil - for cooking - 4
You can sprinkle little water and salt and cover it and cook
salt - to taste - 5
This will help in cooking faster
mustard oil - for cooking - 6
Take the brinjal out, add little more oil and add chopped ginger
brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - cut into long wedges(1)inch ginger - chopped(1) - 7
Saute until it softens
- 8
Add green chilli and sautéed brinjal
brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - cut into long wedges(1)green chilli - slit(1)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 9
Add poppy seed, mustard seed powder and mix well
poppy seeds(2 teaspoon)yellow mustard seeds(2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)mustard oil - for cooking - 10
Add the remaining turmeric powder, red chili powder and cumin powder
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 11
Cook until the spices have well combined
- 12
Add curd and sprinkle and mix well
curd (dahi / yogurt)(1/4 cup) - 13
Cook until the gravy thickens a bit and serve hot
- 14
Serve the Begun Basanti Recipe along with Cholar Dal and Bengali Luchi to create a nice bengali meal for your lunch
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Begun Basanti Recipe - Eggplant In Mustard Yogurt Curry
A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - cut into long wedges, poppy seeds, yellow mustard seeds. Ready in 40 min, serves 4.
Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳
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Directions
14 steps- 1
To begin making the Begun Basanti Recipe, firstly chop the eggplant and marinate them with a teaspoon of turmeric powder and keep it aside
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 2
Grind the poppy seeds and mustard seeds in a grinder to a smooth powder and keep it aside
poppy seeds(2 teaspoon)yellow mustard seeds(2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)mustard oil - for cooking - 3
Heat a kadai with mustard oil, Add eggplant and roast them well till they soften
yellow mustard seeds(2 teaspoon)mustard oil - for cooking - 4
You can sprinkle little water and salt and cover it and cook
salt - to taste - 5
This will help in cooking faster
mustard oil - for cooking - 6
Take the brinjal out, add little more oil and add chopped ginger
brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - cut into long wedges(1)inch ginger - chopped(1) - 7
Saute until it softens
- 8
Add green chilli and sautéed brinjal
brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - cut into long wedges(1)green chilli - slit(1)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 9
Add poppy seed, mustard seed powder and mix well
poppy seeds(2 teaspoon)yellow mustard seeds(2 teaspoon)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon)mustard oil - for cooking - 10
Add the remaining turmeric powder, red chili powder and cumin powder
turmeric powder (haldi)(1/2 teaspoon)cumin powder (jeera)(1 teaspoon)red chilli powder(1 teaspoon) - 11
Cook until the spices have well combined
- 12
Add curd and sprinkle and mix well
curd (dahi / yogurt)(1/4 cup) - 13
Cook until the gravy thickens a bit and serve hot
- 14
Serve the Begun Basanti Recipe along with Cholar Dal and Bengali Luchi to create a nice bengali meal for your lunch
brinjal (baingan / eggplant) - cut into long wedges(1)
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