Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, baigan ki sabji | baingan ki sabzi recipe | baigan ki recipe is a vegetarian Indian curry made with oil, mustard / rai, and urad dal in about 30 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 25 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: curry
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard / rai
- 1 tsp urad dal
- ½ tsp chana dal
- few curry leaves
- 1 onion (sliced)
- 2 green chilli (slit)
- 1 to mato (finely chopped)
- ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 baingan / eggplant (chopped)
- 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 3 tbsp oil and splutter 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp urad dal, ½ tsp chana dal and few curry leaves.
- add in 1 sliced onion and saute.
- also add 2 green chilli and saute well.
- additionally, add in 1 tomato and saute till tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
- furthermore add ¼ tsp turmeric and ½ tsp salt. saute well.
- now add in 1 chopped baingan and mix gently.
- do not over mix, as baigan turns mushy.
- cover and simmer for 10 minutes or till baingan turns soft.
- stir occasionally, making sure the baingan doesn't burn.
- cover and cook till the baigan cooks well and releases oil.
- add in 2 tbsp coriander and mix well.
- finally, serve baigan ki sabji recipe with rice or roti.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
