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Bengali Beguni Recipe

Beguni- Gram flour batter coated brinjal fritters- specialty from the state of Bengal
 


Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course, snacks/starters, street food
Cuisine: Bengali Cuisine
Keyword: Baigan pakoda, Beguni
Servings: 3
Calories: 306kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 2 medium Brinjals / Baingan
  • 1 cup Gram flour / Besan
  • 3 tbsp Rice Flour / Chawal Ka Atta
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
  • to taste Salt / Namak
  • 1/3 tsp Nigella Seeds / Kalonji
  • 1/2 tsp Poppy seeds /khaskhas
  • Pinch Soda -Bi -Carb
  • 1 tsp Black Salt / Kala Namak
  • 1 tbsp Hot oil to add in the batter
  • 3/4 cup Water approx
  • Enough Cooking oil to deep fry

Instructions

  • Remove the stem and then wash the brinjal and pat dry.
  • Using a sharp knife slice brinjal into thin slices of approx 1/4 inch thickness.
  • Take a deep wide bowl and add besan, rice flour, salt, chili powder,turmeric, poppy seeds, soda and Nigella seeds.
  • Mix everything and then add water to make a medium thick batter of coating consistency.
  • Whisk it well to make a lump free smooth batter
  • Heat enough oil in a wide deep pan/ kadhai for deep frying the beguni.
  • When the oil become hot then take 1 tbsp hot oil from the kadhai and add that in the batter and mix.(This helps to make them crispier)
  • Now take brinjal slices and dip in the batter, coat both sides perfectly and then gently slide into the hot oil.
  • Make in batches ,don't add too much slices in the pan else they will not cook properly.
  • Fry Beguni's on medium heat from both the sides till they become golden and crisp.
  • When done, remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain on a kitchen paper to absorb the excess oil.
  • Sprinkle some kala namak or chat masala on the beguni .
  • Serve crisp Beguni with masala Chai and puffed rice/ Muri.

Nutrition

Serving: 175g | Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 821mg | Potassium: 1065mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 284IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 3mg