easy dahi baingan recipe | dahi baigana | brinjal curry in curd

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 3 Servings
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

for roasting baingan:

  • 3 tsp oil
  • 6 baingan / brinjal / eggplant (sliced)

for curry:

  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin / jeera
  • 1 bay leaf / tej patta
  • pinch of hing / asafoetida
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 2 tsp besan / gram flour
  • ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ¼ tsp garam masala
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 cup curd / yogurt
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves (crushed)
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

Method

  1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil and roast 6 sliced baingan and keep aside.
  2. now to the same kadai, heat 2 tsp oil and add 1 tsp cumin, 1 bay leaf and pinch of hing. saute well.
  3. now add 1 onion and 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute well.
  4. further add 2 tsp besan and roast on low flame for 5 minutes.
  5. additionally add ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder and ¼ tsp garam masala.
  6. now add ½ cup water and 1 cup whisked curd keeping the flame on low.
  7. stir continuously till the curd combines well.
  8. add roasted brinjal and ½ tsp salt.
  9. mix well, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
  10. further add 1 tsp crushed kasuri methi and 2 tbsp coriander leaves. mix well.
  11. finally, serve dahi baingain with chapathi or kulcha.

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.