Doi Begun

Name: Doi Begun
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Ingredients: 6 Long Thin Brinjals Cut Lengthwise Along With The Steam (long thin brinjals cut lengthwise along with the steam); 2 Onion (optional sliced); 2 Green Chillies (slit); 1/2 tsp Ginger Paste; 1 tsp Cumin Seed (powder); 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder; 1 tsp Turmeric Paste; 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder; 1/2 Garam Masala; 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste); 1 tsp Sugar; 1/2 cup Curd; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seed; 1 Bay Leaf; Mustard Oil (for shallow frying); 1-2 leaves Coriander (chopped)

Sumitra Chowdhury
7 May, 2024

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Bengali

About Doi Begun

Doi Begun is one of my favourite Bengali dish. I had learnt this dish from my neighbouring (Mashima) Aunty. This is a gravy dish made with Brinjal and Curd. It can be served with hot steaming rice.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Total Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Served AsDinner Lunch

Recipe TasteSalty Sour Spicy Sweet Tangy

Servings 8

Cook Mode(keep my screen on)

Ingredients

▢ 6 Long Thin Brinjals Cut Lengthwise Along With The Steam (long thin brinjals cut lengthwise along with the steam)
▢ 2 Onion (optional sliced)
▢ 2 Green Chillies (slit)
▢ 1/2 tsp Ginger Paste
▢ 1 tsp Cumin Seed (powder)
▢ 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
▢ 1 tsp Turmeric Paste
▢ 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder
▢ 1/2 Garam Masala
▢ 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste)
▢ 1 tsp Sugar
▢ 1/2 cup Curd
▢ 1/2 tsp Cumin Seed
▢ 1 Bay Leaf
▢ Mustard Oil (for shallow frying)
▢ 1-2 leaves Coriander (chopped)

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Instructions

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Take the brinjals and marinate it with salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder.
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Take a fry pan. Add mustard oil for shallow fry. Heat the oil till smoking point.
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Fry the brinjals on medium flame till brown in colour. Keep it aside.
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Remove excess oil from the pan. Keep just 2 tbsp oil.
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Add cumin seeds and bay leaf. Let the cumin seed crackle.
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Add ginger paste. SautÃ© it for few seconds.
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(Add the onions. Fry the onion till translucent.) - Optional
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Beat the curd. Add the curd.
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Add salt, sugar, turmeric powder, chilli powder, cumin seed powder, coriander powder, chilli powder and garam masala powder. SautÃ© it for 3 to 4 minutes.
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Add 2 to 3 tbsp water. Mix the gravy. Simmer for 2 minutes.
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Add fried brinjals, cover and cook on low flame for 5 minutes.
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Doi Begun is done. Garnish with coriander leaves, serve it with hot rice.

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6 Comments

Vikash Mittal

January 17, 2024 / 4:43 pm Log in to Reply

This is a fantastic recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Sahil Sabharwal

October 13, 2021 / 6:28 am Log in to Reply

This looks so inviting! I’m eager to try it.
Ashmit kaur

February 24, 2020 / 5:47 pm Log in to Reply

What a great recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Saurav Agarwal

May 30, 2017 / 11:10 am Log in to Reply

Such a flavorful dish! Can’t wait to taste it.
Kirti Misra

November 3, 2016 / 12:00 am Log in to Reply

Tempting dish.
Abhinav Dhiman

March 31, 2015 / 6:31 am Log in to Reply

What a delicious recipe! Thanks for posting.