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Eggplant fritters/Begun bhaja is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Eggplant fritters/Begun bhaja is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
This video shows how to make a very simple yet yummy eggplant fritters/eggplant fry/Brinjal fry in Bengali style. Begun Bhaja recipe With step by step photos - Begun Bhaja also known as Baingan Bhaja are pan fried or shallow fried marinated slices of Aubergines. Begun Bhaja is a Bengali dish and there are a lot of variations to this recipe.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook eggplant fritters/begun bhaja using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant fritters/Begun bhaja:
- Prepare 1 large eggplant cut into thin round slices (baingan)
- Make ready 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- Take 1 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
- Make ready 1 tablespoon coriander powder
- Take 1/4 cup chickpea flour (besan)
- Get 1/4 cup all purpose flour (maida)
- Prepare 2 tablespoons rice powder/paste
- Make ready To taste Salt
- Get Pinch Baking powder
- Prepare Some Oil for frying
This side dish can be eaten with rice and fish curry or just as a snack. Begun is the bengali word for eggplant and bhaja means fried. Beguni, the batter coated deep fried eggplant slices is extremely popular telebhaja (deep fried goodies) in united Bengal, West Bengal & Bangladesh. Every single bite into the thin slice of soft eggplant beneath the blanket of crispy coating explores richness of flavours.
Steps to make Eggplant fritters/Begun bhaja:
- Cut the eggplant into thin slices.Marinate them with haldi and salt and keep it aside for 10 mins.
- Take all the spices, baking powder,salt,besan, maida and rice paste.
- Mix everything and make a batter.
- Dip the eggplant slices into the batter.
- Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry the eggplants.
- Fry till both the sides are red.
- Serve with steamed rice and Dal.
It is one of those versatile foods. Begun or baingan bhaja is a Bengali vegetarian recipe of shallow-fried eggplant disks. When golden, lift the begun bhaja from the oil. It's one of those vegetables (like the mighty spud) that is so versatile, that even simply salted and cooked with a couple spices really brings out it's flavor. This is a very popular dish from West Bengal.
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