Baingan Bharta

Baingan bharta is a delicious roasted-smoked eggplant cooked with onion and tomatoes.

Ingredients:

• 1 Big eggplant
• 1 small onion- chopped
• 2 tomatoes- chopped
• 2-3 Dried red chilies
• 2 green chilies
• 5-6 garlic cloves
• Salt

• Oil
• 1 tsp Mustard seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• ¼ tsp hing
• ½ tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• Curry leaves
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Method:

• Wash and dry egg plant
• Give 3-4 vertical deep cuts to eggplant
• Insert green chilies and garlic cloves into the slits you made
• Coat eggplant with oil and also add some oil into the slits

• Now, we need to roast the eggplant on fire (you can use oven, air fryer or charcoal instead of stove)
• I use stainless steel rack over the stove top
• Place the eggplant over the rack and start roasting it on high flame
• Keep turning the eggplant to all the other sides and bottom until charred
• Once the skin of eggplant is charred, turn off the flame and let it cool
• Slowly peel off the skin completely
• Mash the roasted eggplant and keep it aside

• Take a cooking pot, add oil and heat it
• Once oil is hot, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let them crackle
• Add hing, pieces of dried red chilies, curry leaves and roast them
• Add onions, add turmeric powder
• Mix well and let the onion becomes translucent
• Add tomato pieces, mix well and let them cook well
• Add mashed eggplant and mix well

• Add red chili powder, salt, garam masala, coriander powder and lemon juice
• Mix all the ingredients well, cover the lid and let is cook on medium flame
• Keep mixing in between
• Once the mixture cooks well and oil starts separating, turn off the stove
• Serve hot with roti or rice

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