Dahi baigana
Dahi baigana (Odia: ଦହି ବାଇଗଣ) is an Odia dish prepared from dahi (yogurt) and eggplant especially during festivals. This dish can be prepared without using onion and garlic when they are not allowed in some auspicious festivals.[1]
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| Alternative names | Doi baigun |
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| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Odisha, West Bengal |
| Main ingredients | Eggplant, dahi (yogurt), vegetable oil or ghee, seeds (cumin, fennel, fenugreek, mustard) |
Ingredients
Apart from eggplant and yogurt, one may use vegetable oil or ghee, mustard seeds, cumin seeds (jeera), fenugreek seeds (methi), fennel seeds (pan mahuri), dry chilli (sukhila lanka maricha), curry leaves (bhrusanga patra), ginger, green chilli, salt and sugar.[2]
Variations
Some variation of Dahi baigana is seen in Kashmiri cuisine as the Kashmiri version adds spice paste and a lot of chilli powder to the dish. Such preparation is somewhat golden rather than being yellowish white.
See also
- Oriya cuisine
- Recipe of Dahi Baigana
References
- Classic Cooking of Orissa. Allied Publishers. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-81-8424-584-4. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- Charmaine Solomon (15 April 2006). The Complete Asian Cookbook. Tuttle Publishing. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-0-8048-3757-6. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
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