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Brinjal/Eggplant Fry Recipe

Brinjal Fry is a very simple and quick recipe prepared with purple aubergine.  It has its natural taste and soft texture from within and crispy, grainy and spicy taste and texture from outside. 
Prep Time15 mins
Active Time15 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, Konkani, Maharashtrian
Keyword: Brinjal fry recipe
Yield: 12 Pieces
Calories: 114kcal

Materials

  • 1 Brinjal/ Eggplant/ Aubergine thickly sliced
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli powder/ lal mirch powder
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder/ haldi
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • Fat pinch of asafoetida
  • Salt as per taste
  • 1 bowl Semolina/ Rava/ Sooji for coating
  • Oil for shallow frying

Instructions

For making Brinjal/ Eggplant fry:

  • Rinse the aubergine and dry with kitchen towel.
  • Cut it into thick slices about 0.5cm thickness and soak in water for few minutes (though soaking is optional).
  • After 5 minutes, drain off the water and place the sliced brinjal on the plate.
  • Sprinkle all the dry spices - haldi, lal mirch powder, garam masala, hing on the slices of baingan.
  • Now, mix all the spices and coat it evenly on the slices and allow it to sit or get marinated for 10 to 12 minutes. 
  • Meanwhile, take 1 bowl of rava and put it in a plate for coating baingan slices.
  • After 10 minutes, take a single slice of spiced baingan and place it over a rava and evenly coat rava from both the sides of baingan. Gently tap the slices to remove the extra rava from slices.
  • Heat a tawa on the gas and pour in a tbsp of oil on tawa for shallow frying baingan slices.
  • When the tawa is moderately hot, place the spiced and coated baingan slices on the tawa in batches of 5 to 6 slices.
  • When cooked from one side, flip the baingan to another side with the help of a spatula or the tongs. 
  • Flip for a couple of times till it gets cooked evenly from both the sides and turns crispy.
  • If needed, drizzle a tbsp of more oil on the slices of baingan.
  • Remove the brinjal slices and place it on a kitchen towel.
  • Similarly, fry the remaining slices of baingan in batches and cook till it turns crispy.
  • Brinjal or Eggplant Fry is ready to be served hot or warm as a side dish with khichdi or dal-rice. Or even as a tea time snack item.