Baingan Ka Bharta

Time and servings

Prep time	10 min
Cook time	30 min
Serves	4 servings

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Ingredients

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for roasting:

• 400 grams brinjal / baingan / eggplant
• 3 clove garlic
• 1 chilli
• 1 tsp oil

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other ingredients:

• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp cumin / jeera
• 1 dried red chilli (broken)
• 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
• 2 clove garlic (finely chopped)
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tomato (finely chopped)
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp garam masala
• 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)

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Instructions

1. firstly, take large-sized brinjal and make 4 slits.
2. stuff in 3 garlic and 1 chilli in each slit.
3. grease the baingan with oil as it helps to peel off the skin easily once roasting.
4. start roasting on gas stove flipping occasionally.
5. roast until brinjal turns dark and cooked completely from inside.
6. cool the baingan completely and start to peel the skin off.
7. take off the head of brinjal and check if the brinjal is cooked completely from inside.
8. mash the eggplant with the help of a fork. keep aside.
9. in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil and saute 1 tsp cumin, 1 dried red chilli, 1 inch ginger and 2 clove garlic.
10. saute 1 onion until it shrinks slightly.
11. further add ½ tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder and saute till spices turn aromatic.
12. add in 1 tomato and saute until tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
13. now add in roasted and mashed brinjal along with 1 tsp salt.
14. mix and mash for 5 minutes or until flavours are well combined.
15. add ½ tsp garam masala and 2 tbsp coriander. mix well.
16. finally, enjoy baingan ka bartha with hot phulka or rice.

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Step-by-step

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Video

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Notes

• Firstly, roasting brinjal on low to medium flame helps in uniform cooking and adds flavour.
• Also, you can roast tomato along with brinjal.
• Additionally, mashing uniformly helps to blend the flavours.
• Finally, baingan ka bartha recipe can just be prepared with green chilli or red chilli powder.