Name: Dahi Baingan | Odia Dahi Baigana | Brinjals in Curd Gravy
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 250 gms brinjals; 250 gms hung curd; 5 - 6 tbsp oil to fry (Preferably mustard oil); 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 - 3 dry red chillies; 1/4 tsp asafoetida/ hing; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder ((optional)); 6 - 8 curry leaves; 1/2 tsp salt ((as per taste)); 1/2 tsp finely chopped ginger; 1 tbsp coriander leaves ((to garnish))

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Dahi Baingan | Odia Dahi Baigana | Brinjals in Curd Gravy

This is one popular side dish or accompaniment from Odisha. In Kolkata also it's one of the loved food. As the name says, it has two main ingredients, dahi (curd) and baingan (eggplants/ brinjal). This is very simple and easy to prepare. There are two ways to prepare this dahi baingan.

Method I

It takes less than 10 minutes to prepare this dahi baingan. This is just like raita where curd is not cooked. This is no-flour dish.

Only thing we need to do marinate diced eggplant with salt, turmeric powder, coriander powder and then shallow fry spiced brinjal pieces.

Then prepare whisked curd (thick) and add red chilli powder, salt to this.

Add shallow fried brinjals to curd and mix gently.

Then prepare tempering of asafoetida, curry leaves, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, onions, green/red chillies and ginger juliens.

Pour this tempering to the curd and egg plant mixture.

Dahi baigana of Odisha — Flourless Dahi Baingan

Method II

First 2 steps are same.

Then heat oil, add spices, 1 tbsp gram flour and saute. Then add curd and stir continuously.

Then add fried brinjals to this. Dahi Baingan is ready.

At home my mom normally makes it in 1st method described.

This is easiest of all and prepared with minimal ingredients. I have described it step by step. It won't take more than 10 minutes if you are preparing for 2 - 4 serving.

Dahi Baingan | Odia Dahi Baigana | Brinjals in Curd Gravy

Ipsa Faujdar

This is an easy and popular accompaniment of odia cuisine. Dahi baingan is prepared from shallow fried brinjals and curd base with tampering of spices (tadka)

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Resting time 5 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine East Indian, Indian, Odisha

Servings People

Ingredients

250 gms brinjals
250 gms hung curd
5 - 6 tbsp oil to fry Preferably mustard oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 - 3 dry red chillies
1/4 tsp asafoetida/ hing
1/2 tsp red chilli powder (optional)
6 - 8 curry leaves
1/2 tsp salt (as per taste)
1/2 tsp finely chopped ginger
1 tbsp coriander leaves (to garnish)

Instructions

Wash and clean brinjals. Cut the crowns.
Chop into desired size like cubes or slices. I have made small sized cubes.
Marinate with salt and spices for 5 minutes
Heat oil in a pan.
Shallow fry brinjals till they are cooked and soft.
In a bowl take curd and beat to smooth with a whisk.
Season with salt. Pour in fried brinjals to the curd bowl.

Prepare Tampering

Heat oil in a pan. add mustard seeds and cumin seeds to splutter.
Add chopper ginger, red chilli, curry leaves and green chillies.
Saute for a minute.
Add hing, red chilli powder. Immediately turn off gas to avoid burning of spices.
Wait for 10 - 15 seconds letting it cool slightly before adding this tampering to the curd mixture.
Pour in the tampering to the mixture and mix well.