Beguni
June 17, 2014

Bengali snack served in main course also

Cuisine Bengali
Course Main Course
Serves 5
Method Deep-fry
Difficulty Hard
Cook Time 20  minutes
  • Cuisine Bengali
  • Course Main Course
  • Serves 5
  • Method Deep-fry
  • Difficulty Hard
  • Cook Time 20  minutes
Ingredients
big eggplant (brinjal/ begun)
1  
mustard oil
8   tablespoon
salt
1   teaspoon
beson
50   grams
poppy seed
1   teaspoon
baking powder
1/4   teaspoon
chili powder
1/4   teaspoon
Instructions

1. Cut egg plant in thin slices.

2. Make a thick batter of beson with water. Add salt, chili powder, baking powder and poppy seed into the batter.

3. Heat oil in a pan.

4. Dip the eggplant (brinjal) slices in the batter and fry the same in the hot oil till it turns brownish and the sides bulges out slightly.

5. Take out the fried pieces (begunis) on a piece of tissue paper over a dish. The dish is ready to serve as snack and goes well with rice and dal also.