Yummy Baingan Ka Bharta Recipe

With the onset of winter, your taste-buds start to crave for a variety of dishes because of the easy availability of the best veggies and the fact that you appetite increases during the cold season. So, how about having a small camp fire with your family and friends in your garden or terrace? Sounds like a great idea, right? For this you also need some good activities and of course a yummy menu. Let us combine the fun with food and prepare the recipe of baingan ka bharta.

Baingan ka bharta is a yummy vegetarian dish which is quite famous in North India. Sitting beside the fire people love to roast up the vegetables like brinjal, tomato, potato etc. mash and then cook it up with some of the best spices. There is nothing like having a roasted brinjal curry with hot, fluffy rotis and raw onions to go with it on a winter evening.

So, try out this yummy baingan ka bharta recipe and give it a try.

Serves: 3
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• Brinjal- 1 (large, whole)
• Onion- 1 (finely chopped)
• Garlic- 8 cloves (chopped)
• Ginger paste- 1tsp
• Tomato- 1 (chopped)
• Green chillies- 3 (chopped)
• Salt- as per taste
• Cumin powder- 1tsp
• Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
• Red chilli powder- ½ tsp
• Garam masala powder- ½ tsp
• Coriander leaves- 2tbsp (chopped)
• Oil- 1tbsp

Procedure

1. Wash the brinjal with water and make small slits on it with a knife.
2. Smear the brinjal with a little oil on all the sides.
3. Switch on the gas and put the brinjal directly on the heat. Roast the brinjal on flame for about 4-5 minutes.
4. Once the brinjal turns blackish from one side and gets perfectly roasted, use tongs to turn the brinjal on the other side. Roast for another 4-5 minutes.
5. Once the brinjal gets completely roasted on all sides, switch the flame off and put the roasted brinjal in a bowl of cold water. Doing this can help to peel the skin off the brinjal easily.
6. Let the brinjal cool down completely, then peel off the skin from the brinjal.
7. Transfer it to a bowl and mash the brinjal with your hands.
8. Heat oil in a pan and fry the chopped onions and garlic for 3-4 minutes on a medium flame.
9. Add in the ginger paste, green chillies, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder and saute for 2-3 minutes.
10. Then mix in the tomatoes, salt and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
11. Now add the roasted and mashed brinjal to it and fry for 2-3 minutes.
12. Once done, switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Delicious baingan ka bharta is ready to be served. Enjoy this special Desi delight with rotis or steamed rice.