Doi Begun (Eggplant In Spiced Yogurt)
Sliced eggplant pan fried in very little oil and then layered with spiced yogurt followed by a drizzle of tempered hot oil! Doi Begun is a popular Bengali eggplant curry, except I make it little untraditional way. Typically yogurt will be cooked along with the spices and eggplant. This recipe doesn't call for that which makes it a very quick meal. It's light on the tummy and great on warm days too.
Ingredients
for spiced yogurt
- ½ cup Greek yogurt/hung yogurt
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (Roasted and coarsely ground )
For Tempered Oil
- 1 tablespoon tablepsoon oil
- ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
- few fresh curry leaves
- ¼ teaspoon kashmiri chili powder
Instructions
- Layer the sliced eggplant in a colander and sprinkle the salt. Give a massage and leave it aside for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes, the eggplant slices should have released moisture and soften. Sprinkle the turmeric and massage it around.
- Prepare the yogurt sauce by adding the yogurt, salt, sugar and ground cumin. Whisk to mix it all together. Taste for seasoning and add any if needed.
- Place a skillet in medium heat and drizzle little oil. Layer the eggplant slices and cook for few minutes, then flip and continue cooking. You might need to drizzle little oil in between. Cook the eggplants until mild brown on each side and cooked through.
- Place a small pan on medium high heat and pour the oil for tempering. Once the oil heats up sprinkle the mustard seeds and cumin seeds, let it sizzle for few seconds. Then scatter the fresh curry leaves and let it sizzle for few seconds.
- Pour most of the tempered oil on the whisked yogurt and mix it around.
- In a serving platter, add half the yogurt, then layer the fried eggplant. Then spread more yogurt and remaining eggplant. Drizzle with the remaining tempered oil.
- Serve it warm or room temperature.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1Serves 2 to 4Calories: 21kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 4655mgPotassium: 51mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 32IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 2mg