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Kashmiri Dahi Baigan Recipe
Kashmiri dahi baigan- brinjals cooked in flavorful and delicious yogurt sauce
Prep Time
10
mins
Cook Time
15
mins
Total Time
25
mins
Course:
Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine:
Kashmiri cuisine
Keyword:
dahi baigan, dahi wale baigan, kashmiri
Servings:
4
people
Author:
Anjana Chaturvedi
Ingredients
500
gm
Brinjals / Baingan
2
cup
Yogurt / Dahi
1
tbsp
Fennel Seeds / Saunf
coarsely crushed
1.5
tsp
Ginger Powder / Saunth
4
Green Cardamom / Hari Elaichi
1.5
tsp
Kashmiri Chilli Powder
3
tbsp
Mustard Oil / Sarso ka tel
2
tbsp
Water / Paani
1/3
tsp
Asafoetida / Hing powder
1/2
tsp
Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
(optional)
To
taste
Salt / Namak
Instructions
Wash and wipe brinjals and chop into medium size cubes
Heat oil in a broad pan and deep fry the brinjal cubes on medium heat
Fry till they become golden in colour .
Drain the fried brinjals on a paper napkin to absorb the extra oil.
In a heavy and wide cooking pan add mustard oil.
Mix all the dry spices with 2 tbsp water and keep aside.
Add green cardamom and asafoetida in the hot oil and when cardamom start crackling add the spice mixture in it.
Give it a stir,remove the pan from the stove and then add the whisked yogurt
After few seconds put the pan on the stove on medium heat and Keep stirring continuously to avoid curdling.
When it start boiling then add the fried brinjal pieces.
Cook on medium heat for abour 5-6 minutes.
When it start to thicken and brinjal pieces become soft then its done.
Serve hot with roti or steamed rice