Dahi Baingan

Dahi Baingan is a typical orissa dish made with brinjal and curd tempered with spices.It is a authentic oriya dish which is very tasty and can be done quickly.It is prepared without onion  and garlic.This dish usually prepared During festival season as we won't prefer onion and garlic during the season.Here goes the recipe.

Ingredients:

• Brinjal 6 to 7 small
• Curd 2 cups (180 ml cup)
• water 2 to 3 tbspn
• Redchillies 4
• green chili 3
• Turmeric powder 1/4 tspn
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• Tempering:
• mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
• salt to taste
• redchilli 
• curry leaves 2 strings
• grated ginger less then 1/4 tsp( optional)
• oil for deep fry

spice powder:

• cumin seeds or jeera 2 tbspns
• Redchillis 2
• Fry both in medium flame and blend into fine powder.

Procedure:

• Heat oil in a kadai.Cut brinjal vertically and add salt and redchilli powder,little turmeric powder keep aside for 20 mins.
• Once oil is hot add brinjal pieces and  deep fry brinjal until little brown.( Optionally you may fry in a pan with little oil too,but actual taste lies when you deep fry in oil)
• Keep aside  brinjal slices and let it cool down.
• Take a small bowl ,add salt and whisk 2 cups of curd  well.
• In another pan add 1 tbsp of oil for tadka,once hot add mustard, or punch phuran (spice include fennel seeds,yellow mustard little fenugreek seeds,jeera.If you don't have punch phuran add  just mustard  ,curry leaves green chili,redchilli for tadka.
• slowly add brinjal to the curd.When tadka cools down mix tadka in the curd mixture.Yummy Dahi Baingan is ready.
• Finally sprinkle some spice powder on top and enjoy with rice.This gives actual taste.Don't miss it.