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Vangyache kaap / Pan fried baingan / Brinjal fry / Eggplant fritters

Prajakta
A simple pan fried delicious side dish.
4.93 from 14 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian, maharashtrian

Equipment

  • Fry pan / tava
  • Deep dish to make marinade
  • Spatula
  • measuring spoons (optional)
  • Flat dish for Sooji
  • Spoon for mixing

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Eggplant Bhartacha vanga/ big eggplant
  • 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder add extra if you like spicy
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
  • 1.5 teaspoon Coriander powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Cumin powder
  • 1 teaspoon Garam masala
  • ¼ teaspoon Amchur powder
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander finely chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon Sugar optional but it gives a nice flavor
  • ¼ cup Fine Sooji/ Semolina/ Rava
  • 3-4 tablespoon Water
  • Oil for pan frying

Instructions
 

  • Ingredients
  • In a flat deep dish take garam masala, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, salt, sugar, amchur powder, turmeric and mix it all with a spoon.
  • Add water and make a paste. Add chopped coriander and mix it. Your masala for kaap is ready.
  • Take fine sooji in a flat dish.
  • Take a firm eggplant (bhartacha vanga) and cut it into thin round pieces / slices. Thin ones are easier to cook without burning them and have balanced flavors.
  • Cut only 4 - 5 pieces at a time as the eggplant turns black if left exposed for long time.
  • Heat a frying pan / tava, coat the eggplant rounds with masala and then dip it in sooji. Place the marinated eggplant on the tava drizzled with oil.
  • Shallow fry them on medium heat from both sides till they turn crisp and light brown. Continue the same process for all the rounds.
  • Serve them hot.

Notes

  • You can add salt and red chilli powder to the sooji to give it a extra flavor.
  • If you don't have sooji you can replace it with rice flour
  • If you want to cut all the pieces before you start cooking, then soak them in water so they don't turn black. Dry them completely on a paper towel or napkin before coating them with masala. The masala will not stick properly on wet eggplant.
  • You can replace amchur powder with either chat masala or lemon juice.
Keyword bhaji, chatpata, easy, fritter, maharashtrian, pan fry, quick, side dish, veggie
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