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    Whisk Affair » Recipes » Dal & Curries » Veg Curries » Hyderabadi Bagara Baingan

    Published: Apr 18, 2019 | Last Updated On: Jun 5, 2020 by Neha Mathur

    Hyderabadi Bagara Baingan

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    Hyderabadi Bagara Baingan Recipe is a popular vegetarian dish from Hyderabad, that carries the state's trademark rich taste and a surprising motley of flavours. The fried pieces of eggplants simmered in a rich peanut coconut based gravy is a perfect accompaniment with rice or any Indian bread. #Indian #Curry #Recipe #Curries #Aubergine #Eggplant #Hyderabadi

    Hyderabadi Bagara Baingan also known as Nune Vankaya Kura in Telegu is a popular vegetarian dish from Hyderabad, that carries the state’s trademark rich taste and a surprising motley of flavors. The fried pieces of eggplant simmered in a rich peanut coconut based gravy is a perfect accompaniment with rice or any Indian bread. Here is how to make it.

    Bagara Baingan served in a bowl

    Brinjal or Eggplant forms the main ingredient of this Bagara Baingan Curry Recipe, which uses the unique taste of the vegetable, blending it with spices to create a wonderful, versatile and satisfying dish.

    This eggplant curry can be enjoyed with Poori, a puffed Indian bread, Laccha Paratha, Butter and Garlic Naan or the quintessential Dum Biryani.

    Baghare Rice also tastes great with this curry.

    The sight or taste of baingan rather eggplant was not very pleasant for me during my childhood.

    But, in order to make me start to like eggplant, my mom introduced me to Baingan Recipes like Baingan Masala, Baingan Bharta, Begun Bhaja, and most importantly after eating the jewel of Hyderabadi cuisine, Bagare Baingan, I genuinely started liking eggplants.

    Served as a side dish in Hyderabadi cuisine along with Biryani or with rice, Hyderabadi Baingan turns tasteful because of usage of peanuts, coconut, coriander powder, garam masala, cumin seeds, curry leaves, and tamarind.

    Process

    In order to make Bagara Baingan curry recipe just like the one that the royal chefs used to cook for the connoisseurs, make sure that you dry roast all the ingredients to make a rich masala paste.

    In Hyderabadi cuisine spices are given much importance so do not take any shortcuts if you want this dish to turn out to be excellent.

    Then gently fry eggplant in a pan (we do not need deep-fried, please take note) and assemble it with the spices as mentioned in my detailed recipe.

    Rush to your kitchen and try this recipe super soon for a great and different dinner with your loved ones, you will surely love me more later! Cheers!

    What to serve with it?

    This curry tastes good with steamed rice or biryani. You can also serve it with any Indian bread.

    Equipment to make it

    You will need a good blender to make a smooth paste to make this recipe. You can check this one here.

    Pro Tips by Neha

    You can use a variety of aubergine to make this recipe. It they are huge, cut into small pieces before frying.

    To make it even richer and healthier, add almond and cashew nuts in the paste.

    Make sure the masala paste is very smooth. Use little water while grinding the paste.

    Do not use too much water while grinding otherwise it will take a long time for the masala to fry properly.

    Add the eggplants in the gravy just before serving. If you have guests and want to present your gravy nicely, you can also top the gravy with fried eggplants and not mix them up like how I have done in the pictures.

    Soak the brinjals in water after cutting to avoid them turning black.

    How to make it without Onion Garlic?

    To make bagara baingan without onion and garlic, skip adding these two in the gravy and instead add some yogurt mixed with 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour. It will thicken the gravy and make sit deliciously.

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    Step by Step Recipe

    Dry roast onion, ginger, and garlic for 3-4 minutes. Remove on a plate.

    Onion, ginger and garlic roasting in a pan.

    Roast coconut until browned and remove on a plate.

    Grated fresh coconut roasting in a pan.

    Dry roast peanuts, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dry red chillies and coriander seeds until browned and fragrant and remove on a plate.

    Peanuts, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dry chillies and coriander seeds roasting in a pan.

    Add all the roasted ingredients in a blender and grind to make a smooth paste. Use little water if required.

    Smooth paste made from the roasted ingredients.

    Wash the baingan and wipe them dry. Cut into long pieces.

    Brinjal cut into pieces.

    Heat oil in a pan.

    Oil in pan.

    When the oil is hot, fry the baingan till slightly browned. Drain and keep aside.

    Brinjal fried until browned.

    In the same oil, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, and curry leaves. Let them crackle and then add the ground masala along with ½ cup water.

    Mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves added in hot oil.

    Cook the masala until oil starts to separate on the side of the pan.

    Masala Paste added in the pan along with little water.

    Add tamarind pulp, jaggery, red chilli powder and salt. Cook for another 3-4 minutes. Add water to thin the gravy. Add baingan and cook for another 2-3 minutes.

    Tamarind, jaggery and red chilli powder added in the gravy.

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    Hyderabadi Bagara Baingan Recipe is a popular vegetarian dish from Hyderabad, that carries the state's trademark rich taste and a surprising motley of flavours.

    Hyderabadi Bagara Baingan Recipe

    Hyderabadi Bagara Baingan Recipe is a popular vegetarian dish from Hyderabad, that carries the state's trademark rich taste and a surprising motley of flavours.
    4.64 from 11 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Indian
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 329kcal
    Author: Neha Mathur

    Ingredients 

    • 400 g Brinjal
    • 4 tablespoon Peanut Oil
    • ½ teaspoon Mustard Seeds
    • ¼ teaspoon Fenugreek Seeds
    • 15-20 Curry Leaves
    • 2 teaspoon Tamarind Paste
    • 1 teaspoon Jaggery (Crushed)
    • 1 teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
    • Salt to taste

    For the masala paste

    • 1 cup Onion (Chopped)
    • 1 inch Ginger (Chopped)
    • 5-6 cloves Garlic
    • ½ cup Fresh Coconut (Grated)
    • ¼ cup Peanuts
    • 2 tablespoon Sesame Seeds
    • 1 teaspoon Poppy Seeds
    • 5-6 Dry Red Chillies
    • 1 tablespoon Coriander Seeds
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    Instructions

    • Dry roast onion, ginger and garlic for 3-4 minutes.
    • Remove on a plate.
    • Dry roast coconut until browned and remove on a plate.
    • Dry roast peanuts, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dry red chillies and coriander seeds until browned and fragrant and remove on a plate.
    • Add all the roasted ingredients in a blender and grind to make a smooth paste.
    • Use little water if required.
    • Wash the baingan and wipe them dry.
    • Cut into long pieces.
    • Heat oil in a pan.
    • When the oil is hot, fry the baingan till slightly browned.
    • Drain and keep aside.
    • In the same oil, add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds and curry leaves.
    • Let them crackle and then add the ground masala along with ½ cup water.
    • Cook the masala until oil starts to separate on the side of the pan.
    • Add tamarind pulp, jaggery, red chilli powder and salt.
    • Cook for another 3-4 minutes.
    • Add water to thin the gravy.
    • Add the fried baingan and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
    • Garnish with fresh coriander.
    • Serve hot with phulke or Rice.

    Notes

    You can use variety of aubergine to make this recipe. It they are huge, cut into small pieces before frying.
    To make it even richer and healthier, add almond and cashew nuts in the paste.
    Make sure the masala paste is very smooth. Use little water while grinding the paste.
    Do not use too much water while grinding otherwise it will take a long time for the masala to fry properly.
    Add the eggplants in the gravy just before serving. If you have guests and want to present your gravy nicely, you can also top the gravy with fried eggplants and not mix them up like how I have done in the pictures.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 659mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 900IU | Vitamin C: 162.8mg | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 2.8mg
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    Comments

    1. hiba

      October 28, 2015 at 7:00 am

      hi neha ji ,i follow ur blog . nice recipe . love the color combination..:)

      Reply
    2. Shashi Murti Sharma

      October 29, 2015 at 12:59 pm

      I liked the recipes. Plz continue posting more Indian receipees.

      Reply
    3. Kunjan

      December 05, 2019 at 2:41 pm

      5 stars
      Very well explained the recipe. Going to try. Please post more recipies.

      Reply
      • Neha Mathur

        December 06, 2019 at 1:22 pm

        Thanks. There are over 1500 recipes on the blog 🙂

        Reply
        • Indu gupta

          July 16, 2020 at 4:32 am

          Nehaji ca n make masala in large quantity and store in fridge for future use ?

          Reply
          • Neha Mathur

            July 19, 2020 at 4:54 am

            Yes sure, you can.

            Reply
    4. Bharvi

      May 11, 2020 at 10:18 pm

      5 stars
      hi Neha I made the recipe but my gravy looks off white colored and yours looks yellow ,did you add anything to make it yellow.

      Reply
      • Neha Mathur

        May 13, 2020 at 3:31 am

        Hi Bharvi, I think the colour of the chillies must have made a difference. As you can see in step by step pics, I didn’t add anything for the colour. If you want, you can add some turmeric to get the yellow colour.

        Reply
    5. Charlotte

      August 08, 2020 at 10:36 pm

      5 stars
      Great recipe! It turned out delicious. Thank you for sharing it!

      Reply
      • Neha Mathur

        August 10, 2020 at 3:00 am

        Glad that you liked it 🙂

        Reply
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