Description
A Bengali dish of large eggplants sliced, seasoned with turmeric, salt, and chili powder, and shallow-fried golden in mustard oil.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Eggplant
- Mustard oil
- Turmeric
- Chili powder
- Salt
- Sugar
Instructions
- Slice eggplant into
- 5-2cm thick rounds.
- Mix turmeric, chili powder, salt, and a little sugar; coat both sides of eggplant and let sit for
- mins.
- Heat generous mustard oil in a pan, arrange eggplant, and fry until both sides are deep golden and the inside is gooey-soft to finish.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Unique savoriness of mustard oil
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Zucchini (substitute by thick-slicing and frying similarly)
Pairing
Luchi、Basmati rice、Dal(lentil soup)
Trivia
[Trend] The 'most popular side dish' paired with rice and Dal in a Bengali Meal. Despite an incredibly simple method, using mustard oil transforms eggplant into a deep flavor like premium steak.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Tear the freshly fried hot eggplant skin, pressing and mixing the sweet overflowing flesh into rice to eat!
Allergen
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