As I mentioned in my Chaler payesh post, here comes the second Bengali recipe for this week, begun bhaja which I made for lunch thali. Begun bhaja means (shallow) fried eggplants(aubergine). Bengalis serve this as an accompaniment for rice, rotis or just as a snack. They make varieties of bhaja with potato, bitter gourd etc & there should be at least one bhaja in their authentic lunch menu for sure.
Usually bengali bhaja is made in a very simple way by slicing and marinating bigger sized brinjal with turmeric powder, salt and a pinch of sugar & shallow fried in oil. But being a south Indian girl, I wanted it to be little spicier. So I just tweaked the actual recipe according to my taste bud.
When i googled, I saw many variations for this bhaja recipe like adding garam masala,dusting the begun in poppy seeds, rice flour, wheat flour or maida before frying to avoid oil consumption and to get a beautiful brown layer on top. But I did not want to deviate much from the original bengali style and so I followed this simple one. I referred many websites and Sanjeev kapoor’s video for this recipe.
As I am a big fan of brinjal, I loved this bhaja very much and I started making this bhaja for our South Indian sambar & Rasam rice too. Its so easy to make and you can prepare it within 10-15 minutes including marination time. I strongly recommend all the brinjal lovers to try this recipe at least once. U will love the simplicity of this recipe and of course the taste. But one thing, you should drain the brinjal in a tissue paper well before you eat else you may have to consume a week’s calorie in one meal.
Ok , Lets proceed how to make this easy bengali style begun bhaja recipe.
Begun bhaja recipe
Bengali style begun bhaja recipe – Pan fried aubergine slices
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Sidedish
Serves: 3
Prep time: 10 Minutes
Cook time: 5 Minutes
Total time: 15 Minutes
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HOW TO MAKE BEGUN BHAJA - METHOD
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Enjoy begun bhaja with roti, dal rice or sambar sadam or rasam! Tastes great with anything & everything.
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15 comments :
i just love them.. right from y school days..this looks yummy
Looks great. Healthy and easy recipe dear..
looks yummy and simple with less spices..
Thanks for the quick comment smitha :)
So tempting brinjal fry, sounds interesting!!
looks yummy.. tempting clicks..
nice and tempting clicks.being brijal lover cannt resist it
tempting and yummy
Looks very delicious.. nice clicks..
Looks very nice.. I am always on a hunt to know more bengali recipes.. Here it is!!
New to your blog. Would love to connect with your space.
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Super..Lovely trial
Super tempting Bengali begun bhaja, sounds as a prefect side dish for curd rice.
hi! can this same thing be cooked in microwave? could you please give some instructions for the same..
Hi,yes you can.After marination,roast the brinjal in microwave high power( mine is 800w) for 2 minutes.Flip it once and again heat for 1 or 2 minutes.Timings may vary.Just roast them until brinjal is cooked well.Do share your feedback here if you try.Thanks
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