Brinjal Yoghurt Based Gravy (Dahi Baingan)

Brinajal yoghurt based gravy (Dahi baingan) is a famous north Indian dish, served especially during festivals.

The combination of brinjal with yoghurt and spices gives it a unique taste. It goes well as side dish with any main course.

The thing you need are:

• One large brinjal (eggplant)
• One chopped onion
• Two chopped tomatoes
• One teaspoon of cumin and mustard seeds
• Two table spoon sesame seeds
• Two dry red chilies
• Cloves, cardamom, one inch cinnamon stick and bay leaf
• Half a teaspoon of turmeric powder
• A teaspoon of coriander powder
• A teaspoon of garam masala powder
• One cup of yoghurt
• Salt as per taste

Before starting we need to prepare few things:

• First you will have to fry the brinjals to a light brown color
• Second is to make sesame powder
• Third is to make a yoghurt spice mixture

These all steps are described in this instructable.

• Heat the oil in a wok and fry the chopped brinjals until they turn a little brown.

• Roast two tablespoon sesame seeds and two dry red chilies in a skillet. Blend them to a fine powder.

• Take one cup of yoghurt and add half teaspoon turmeric powder, a teaspoon red chili powder, a teaspoon of coriander powder and a teaspoon of garam masala powder and mix all the spices with the yoghurt.

• Take a vessel and add a little oil. When the oil is heated, add a teaspoon of cumin, mustard seeds, cinnamon, cloves and bayleaf and sauté for a few minutes.

• Add the finely chopped onions, a teaspoon of ginger garlic paste and chopped tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes becomes soft.

• Add the previously blended sesame seed powder and spiced yoghurt and mix everything.

• Finally add salt, the fried brinjals and mix everything. Cover and cook for few minutes

• Garnish with spring onions and serve the Brinjal yoghurt gravy with chapathi, which is an unleavened flatbread from the Indian Subcontinent.