Begunee (Brinjal Fritters) Recipe

A spicy & tasty Begunee recipe is very well-known & simple to cook. It is best served as a tea time snack or as a side dish with khichdi or polao.

Ingredients for preparing Begunee:

• Brinjal/Eggplant : 1 piece (finely sliced)
• Gram flour : 100 gm
• Rice flour : 50 gm
• Black cumin seed : 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder : ½ tsp
• Red chilli powder : 1 tsp
• Salt : to taste
• Black salt : ½ tsp
• Mustard oil : 200 gm
• Sodium-bi-carbonate : 1 pinch

Procedure for preparing Begunee:

• Wash brinjal slices & rub with ½ tsp salt. Keep aside.
• Make a thick batter with gram flour, rice powder, sodium-bi-carbonate, black cumin seeds, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt & water.
• Heat oil in a wok.
• Take 1 slice of brinjal. Dip into the thick batter & deep fry in the hot oil.
• Take out fried brinjal (begunee).
• In this same procedure fry all the brinjal slices.
• Sprinkle black salt. Serve hot.