Baingan Bharta
Baingan Bharta is a North Indian style exotic, smoky curry made by roasting aubergine on direct flame and cooking it with onion & tomato based puree and spices. Baingan Bharta is an excellent side for roti, chapatti and the smoky flavour makes the family come for more. Baingan Bharta Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Servings2
Ingredients
- 1 aubergine / eggplant
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 nos tomato finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic finely chopped
- 1.5 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
- 2 teaspoon coriander leaves finely chopped
- salt to taste
TO TEMPER:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon jeera
Instructions
- Wash the aubergine and remove the stalk part of aubergine.
- Grease the outer skin with oil and roast it directly on stove top. I used a metal skewer to hold it.
- Turn over and cook on all sides evenly. Make sure you cook in low medium flame so that it gets cooked inside also.
- It took me just 5-8mins to roast completely.
- When its cooked fully the inside, it will turn mushy and you can feel it easily.
- Now switch off and cool down.
- Remove the outer skin carefully, you can just peel it of easily.
- Now mash it well with a fork until nicely mashed up. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan – add jeera and let it crackle.
- Add garlic and green chillies saute for a minute then add onions and saute till slightly golden then add tomato.
- Add red chilli powder, garam masala powder and required salt.
- Saute till tomatoes turn mushy and raw smell leaves.
- Add mashed aubergine.
- Mix well and cook for 3-5mins in low medium flame.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve Baingan Bharta hot with roti / rice or any pulao of your choice.
Notes
- Make sure to cook aubergine in low medium flame else it will be charred outside with the inside left uncooked.
- Add mashed aubergine only after raw smell of tomato leaves and leave the curry to boil in low flame for atleast 5-7mins.
- You can also add coriander powder.
Nutrition Facts
Baingan Bharta
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 131
Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 33mg1%
Potassium 661mg19%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 9g38%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 526IU11%
Vitamin C 10mg12%
Calcium 50mg5%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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