# BAINGON BIRAN

This is a recipe for Baingon Biran, made with fried eggplant and a flavorful spice mixture.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 5 mini aubergines
- Oil
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 onion
- Salt
- haldi (turmeric)
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 0.5 tsp curry powder
- 0.5 tsp dhaniya powder
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- water
- green chilies
- coriander

## Instructions

1. Make some slits in the aubergines, but do not cut them all the way through, keeping them attached to the stem.
2. Marinate the slit aubergines with haldi (turmeric) and chili powder, ensuring all pieces are well coated.
3. Shallow fry the marinated aubergines in oil for about 2-3 minutes per side until they are golden, frying two or three at a time to avoid overcrowding the pan.
4. Once fried, remove the aubergines and set them aside.
5. Remove some of the oil from the pan, then add garlic and brown it.
6. Add sliced onions to the pan with the garlic.
7. Season the onions with salt.
8. Give it a good mix and then cover and cook the onions on a low flame for about 10-15 minutes.
9. Add all the ground spices to the cooked onions.
10. Add a little water to the spices and onions.
11. Cook the mixture on a low flame for about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the spices are fragrant and the onions are soft, mashing them with the back of a spoon.
12. Add the fried aubergines one by one to the pan and gently mix them with the masala, being careful not to break them.
13. Add green chilies to the dish.
14. Cook on a low flame for about 10 minutes.
15. After 10 minutes, gently flip the aubergines over.
16. Garnish with a generous amount of fresh coriander.
17. Serve the Baingon Biran with hot rice.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- glass dish
- frying pan
- tongs
- spoon
- lid

## Tips

- Do not overcrowd the pan when frying the eggplant.
- Be very gentle when flipping the cooked eggplant to prevent breaking them.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdvbd3MB/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fd89359d-aa49-46e8-9758-84757952157a
- Extracted: 2025-10-22

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