Beguni () is a common Bengali snack. It is made of

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(also known as ''aubergine'' or ''brinjal'') which is sliced and dipped in gram flour batter before being either fried or deep fried in oil.This dish is popular in the eastern Indian states of

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. A similar European dish is known as ''aubergine fritters''. Iftari_meal

The dish may be prepared by coating eggplant with besan paste and then frying the pieces in oil. The eggplant is usually cut longitudinally ( ''begun'') and dipped in a batter of Bengal gram flour with salt and turmeric, and deep-fried in mustard oil.

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