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Baingan Bharta

Name: Baingan Bharta
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 large aubergine; 1/2 cup finely chopped onion; 1 cup chopped tomatoes; 6 cloves garlic; 1 green chilli, chopped; 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1.5 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander; Salt, to taste

Smoky, charred aubergine mashed and sautéed with warming spices, onion, and fresh tomatoes.

40 min serves 2 Medium Watch

Ingredients

1 large aubergine1 aubergine

1/2 cup finely chopped onion1 brown onion

1 cup chopped tomatoes6 pack

6 cloves garlic3 pack

1 green chilli, chopped65g

1/4 tsp red chilli powder40g

1.5 tbsp oil1L

1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander30g

Salt, to taste750g

Method

Rinse the baingan (eggplant or aubergine) in water. Pat dry with a kitchen napkin. Apply some oil all over and
keep it for roasting on an open flame. You can also grill the baingan or roast in the oven. But then you won't get
the smoky flavor of the baingan. Keep the eggplant turning after a 2 to 3 minutes on the flame, so that its evenly
cooked. You could also embed some garlic cloves in the baingan and then roast it.
2. Roast the aubergine till its completely cooked and tender. With a knife check the doneness. The knife should slid
easily in aubergines without any resistance. Remove the baingan and immerse in a bowl of water till it cools
down.
3. You can also do the dhungar technique of infusing charcoal smoky flavor in the baingan. This is an optional step.
Use natural charcoal for this method. Heat a small piece of charcoal on flame till it becomes smoking hot and red.
4. Make small cuts on the baingan with a knife. Place the red hot charcoal in the same plate where the roasted
aubergine is kept. Add a few drops of oil on the charcoal. The charcoal would begin to smoke.
5. As soon as smoke begins to release from the charcoal, cover the entire plate tightly with a large bowl. Allow the
charcoal smoke to get infused for 1 to 2 minutes. The more you do, the more smoky the baingan bharta will
become. I just keep for a minute. Alternatively, you can also do this dhungar method once the baingan bharta is
cooked, just like the way we do for Dal Tadka.
6. Peel the skin from the roasted and smoked eggplant.
7. Chop the cooked eggplant finely or you can even mash it.
8. In a kadai or pan, heat oil. Then add finely chopped onions and garlic.
9. Saute the onions till translucent. Don't brown them.
10. Add chopped green chilies and saute for a minute.
11. Add the chopped tomatoes and mix it well.
12. Bhuno (saute) the tomatoes till the oil starts separating from the mixture.
13. Now add the red chili powder. Stir and mix well.
14. Add the chopped cooked baingan.
15. Stir and mix the chopped baingan very well with the oniontomato masala mixture.
16. Season with salt. Stir and saute for some more 4 to 5 minutes more.
17. Finally stir in the coriander leaves with the baingan bharta or garnish it with them. Serve Baingan Bharta with
phulkas, rotis or chapatis. It goes well even with bread, toasted or grilled bread and plain rice or jeera rice.

Cost to cook

serves 2 · I have the cupboard staples

Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £3.32 of it is what this recipe actually uses.

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£6.06 est. · serves 2

Method

Rinse the baingan (eggplant or aubergine) in water. Pat dry with a kitchen napkin. Apply some oil all over and

keep it for roasting on an open flame. You can also grill the baingan or roast in the oven. But then you won't get

the smoky flavor of the baingan. Keep the eggplant turning after a 2 to 3 minutes on the flame, so that its evenly

cooked. You could also embed some garlic cloves in the baingan and then roast it.

2. Roast the aubergine till its completely cooked and tender. With a knife check the doneness. The knife should slid

easily in aubergines without any resistance. Remove the baingan and immerse in a bowl of water till it cools

down.

3. You can also do the dhungar technique of infusing charcoal smoky flavor in the baingan. This is an optional step.

Use natural charcoal for this method. Heat a small piece of charcoal on flame till it becomes smoking hot and red.

4. Make small cuts on the baingan with a knife. Place the red hot charcoal in the same plate where the roasted

aubergine is kept. Add a few drops of oil on the charcoal. The charcoal would begin to smoke.

5. As soon as smoke begins to release from the charcoal, cover the entire plate tightly with a large bowl. Allow the

charcoal smoke to get infused for 1 to 2 minutes. The more you do, the more smoky the baingan bharta will

become. I just keep for a minute. Alternatively, you can also do this dhungar method once the baingan bharta is

cooked, just like the way we do for Dal Tadka.

6. Peel the skin from the roasted and smoked eggplant.

7. Chop the cooked eggplant finely or you can even mash it.

8. In a kadai or pan, heat oil. Then add finely chopped onions and garlic.

9. Saute the onions till translucent. Don't brown them.

10. Add chopped green chilies and saute for a minute.

11. Add the chopped tomatoes and mix it well.

12. Bhuno (saute) the tomatoes till the oil starts separating from the mixture.

13. Now add the red chili powder. Stir and mix well.

14. Add the chopped cooked baingan.

15. Stir and mix the chopped baingan very well with the oniontomato masala mixture.

16. Season with salt. Stir and saute for some more 4 to 5 minutes more.

17. Finally stir in the coriander leaves with the baingan bharta or garnish it with them. Serve Baingan Bharta with

phulkas, rotis or chapatis. It goes well even with bread, toasted or grilled bread and plain rice or jeera rice.