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.
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