Baigan ka Bharta /Smoky Brinjal Mash
Baigan ka bharta -Smoky brinjals mashed and cooked with tomato and Indian spices
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 143kcal
Ingredients
- 1 kg Brinjals / Baingan
- 3 Tomatoes / Tamatar
- 4 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch
- 2 inch Ginger / Adrak
- 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
- 1 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
- 1/3 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
- 1 tsp Salt / Namak
- 3 Cloves / Lavang
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 4 tbsp Cooking Oil
Instructions
- Smear little oil on the brinjals and make 3 slits on each and stuff green chillies,2 cloves and some asafoetida in the slits.
- Place them directly on the gas stove burner and roast on medium flame,keep turning and rotating it so all the side get cooked evenly and properly.
- Cook till it become soft and the skin looks charred and shrinked and start peeeling off.
- Remove the cloves and peel off the skin completely and discard it, and then mash the pulp and chillies completely with a fork or chop finely.
- Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds,when they start crackling add the chopped tomatoes
- Saute for few seconds and then add turmeric powder,chili powder,salt and chopped Ginger
- Cover and cook for 4-5 minutes or till tomatoes become soft.
- Now add mashed brinjals,mix and cover and cook again for approx 3 minutes.keep stirring in between
- Add garam masala powder and fresh coriander and mix well
- Garnish with ginger julienne's and serve hot.
Notes
Serving suggestions-serve as a side dish with chapati rice and daal or use as a spread for toasted breads.
MY NOTES-
1-Select fresh, big, and fleshy brinjals for making bharta.
2-Choose the brinjals which are light in weight in comparison to the size ,don't buy heavy brinjals.
3-Don't remove the stems before roasting,stems help in rotating the brinjal.
4-you can also use mustard oil in it if you like the flavour.
1-Select fresh, big, and fleshy brinjals for making bharta.
2-Choose the brinjals which are light in weight in comparison to the size ,don't buy heavy brinjals.
3-Don't remove the stems before roasting,stems help in rotating the brinjal.
4-you can also use mustard oil in it if you like the flavour.
Nutrition
Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 499mg | Potassium: 482mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 409IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg