Begun Basanti ( Traditional Dish from Bengal)
I made in Microwave oven but you can also make it in Gas oven.
This is a very tasty recipe of brinjal and enjoyed with steamed rice.It takes very less time to cook and these recipes are enjoyed by all bengalis.Being a bong thought of sharing this recipe and twist is to make it in a more healthy way and easy way in a microwave oven.I have served this is on banana leaf to make it look more traditional.
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Ingredients to make Begun Basanti
- Brinjal 1-Cut into into 4 length wise
- Grated coconut-1/2
- Kasundi/Mustard sauce-1 tbsp
- Kasundi bottle is available in stores.
- Green chillies chopped-5 or as per taste
- Turmeric powder to marinate the brinjal
- Curd -2 tp
- Chopped Coriander-2 tbsp
- Tomato chopped 1 tbsp
- salt to taste
- Mustard oil for cooking
- Banana leaf
- Need 1 Microsafe bowl for cooking
- Prep time 10 min
- Cooking time-16 min
- Serves 4 people
Method to make this dish
- First wash the brinjals and cut into 4 slices.Then marinate with little turmeric powder and salt and keep aside.
- Now take a microsafe bowl and add 1 tbsp of mustard oil and put inside the microwave oven and heat the oil for 1 min.Take it out after a min.
- In that oil now add the brinjal slices and put it back in the microwave oven and now cook/fry for 5 min on high .
- After 5 min take it out and add all the ingredients one by one.
- Add grated coconut,chopped green chillies,chopped tomatoes,salt,Kasundi,chopped coriander,curd and mix it well.
- Then add 2 tbsp mustard oil for that extra punch in this dish .
- As Kasundi or mustard sauce is used add mustard oil for that flavour.
- If you donot get ready made kasundi bottle can use mustard sauce.
- Put it back in the microwave oven and cook for 10 min.The dish is ready to be served.
- Serve it on Banana leaf so that it looks traditional.
- NOTE If you are making it in gas oven then cover with a lid and cook it in low flame.
- The procedure remains the same.
- Recipe By Dimple Chakraborty
Recipe Link of You Tube Channel