Baingan bharta is a vegetarian dish that is prepared by mincing eggplant that is grilled over direct fire / oven with chopped onions, tomatoes and spices.
SERVES : 2
INGREDIENTS
1 big brinjal / baingan / eggplant
2 onions
Few sprigs of coriander leaves
1 tomato
1/4 ginger - garlic paste
1/4 tsp jeera seeds /cumin
Few methi seeds
Little amchur pd (optional )
METHOD
Wash and wipe dry brinjal. Smear oil on the bainga / brinjal.
Greasing the baingan with oil helps to peel off the skin easily after roasting.
Place it in the oven and roast for 10- 15 mins.
Roast until brinjal turns dark and cooked completely from inside.
Cool the baingan completely by dipping it in a bowl of water and then peel the skin off.
Take off the head of the brinjal and check if the brinjal is cooked completely from inside.
Mash the eggplant with the help of a fork. Keep aside.
Finely chop onions and tomato.
Heat oil in a frying pan add cumin and methi seeds.
Fry onions add ginger - garlic paste, salt, chilli pd and tomatoes and saute till tomato turn soft and mushy
Now add in roasted and mashed brinjal along with salt and cook till well done.
Add garam masala and garnish with chopped coriander.
Enjoy baingan ka bharta with hot phulkas or rice.
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