Baingan Bharta (Roasted Eggplant Mash)
Ingredients: Eggplant/aubergine/brinjal/baingan, Chopped onion, Chopped tomato, Chopped green chilli, Ginger garlic paste · 25 min cook time · 180kcal · $4.55
Ingredients
350g Eggplant/aubergine/brinjal/baingan, 2medium Chopped onion, 2small Chopped tomato, 2to taste Chopped green chilli, 1tsp Ginger garlic paste, 0.33cup Chopped coriander leaves, 0.25tsp Asafoetida (hing), 0.5tsp Cumin seeds, 0.33tsp Turmeric powder, 0.33tsp Red chilli powder, 0.33tsp Cumin powder, 0.33tsp Coriander powder, 0.5tsp Garam masala powder, to taste Salt, 4tbsp Cooking oil
Instructions
1. Make 2-3 cuts to the brinjal to check for quality and optionally stuff with green chili and garlic.
2. Roast the brinjal on medium flame over a gas stove or roasting stand until cooked from all sides.
3. Let it cool down completely, peel off the skin, remove the stem, and mash it.
4. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, hing, and chopped onion. Fry for 2 minutes.
5. Add ginger garlic paste and green chilli. Fry for half a minute.
6. Add dry spices (turmeric, red chilli, cumin, coriander powder) and cook for half a minute.
7. Add chopped tomatoes and cook until they soften.
8. Add mashed brinjal, salt, garam masala, and coriander leaves. Mix well and fry for a minute.
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