Baingan Bharta or Mashed Eggplant Recipe | Baingan Ka Bharta
Baingan bharta or Mashed eggplant curry is a classic North Indian recipe where eggplants are grilled over charcoal to infuse a smoky flavour and is cooked with a blend of spices.
Servings: 4 to 5
Calories: 120kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Eggplants
- 2 tbsp oil divided
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 Onion finely chopped
- 1 " ginger grated
- 6 Garlic cloves grated or minced
- 2 green chillies finely chopped
- 2 Tomatoes finely chopped
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder
- Salt to taste
- Coriander Handful, finely chopped
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven at 220 degree Celsius. Wash and dry the eggplant. Rub a little oil on it. Prick a few holes on the Eggplant with a fork. Place it in the oven and roast for 45 min to 1 hour till done, flipping halfway through.
- In the mean time finely chop onions, green chillies, ginger, garlic, tomatoes and coriander.
- Cool, peel the skin off the eggplant and mash it.
- Heat remaining oil in a pan over medium heat and add cumin and mustard seeds. Once they sizzle add chopped onion, green chillies, ginger and garlic. Sauté till the onions turn translucent.
- Now add turmeric, red chilli powder, chopped tomato pieces and cook till the oil separates from the mixture.
- Now add mashed eggplant and required salt and mix well
- Let it cook for another 5 to 7 minutes on low heat till the spices blend well into the eggplant mixture.
- Finally add garam masala powder and lots of finely chopped coriander. Mix well and turn off the heat.
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Notes
- While buying the eggplant, select one that is light. A heavy eggplant indicates that there are ripe seed in it and this may spoil the taste of the bharta.
- You can use the dhungar technique of infusing smoky flavour in the baingan. This is an optional step.
- You can add half a teaspoon of cumin powder if you wish to.
- My garam masala powder has coriander powder, so I don't include it.