Baingan bharta (eggplant stir fry)

Name: Baingan bharta (eggplant stir fry)
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 big & round brinjal/eggplant; 1 big onion(chopped); 1 big tomato(chopped); 5 cloves garlic (chopped); 2 green chillies(chopped); 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp coriander powder; to taste salt; As needed oil; 1 tbsp coriander leaves(chopped)

starving_tzigane @cook_16633624

Hyderabad

Pick a big,round and shiny skinned brinjal to make this recipe. Because this kind of brinjals have less seeds.

starving_tzigane @cook_16633624

Hyderabad

Pick a big,round and shiny skinned brinjal to make this recipe. Because this kind of brinjals have less seeds.

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Ingredients

4 servings

1big & round brinjal/eggplant
1big onion(chopped)
1big tomato(chopped)
5 clovesgarlic (chopped)
2green chillies(chopped)
1 tspred chilli powder
1 tspcoriander powder
to tastesalt
As neededoil
1 tbspcoriander leaves(chopped)

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Steps

1

Wash the whole brinjal & roast it on open flame. Thats when the skin chars and lends it the smoky flavour.
2

Turn the brinjal every 1-2min for even roasting. The entire process will take around 8-10min. It needs to cook from inside.
3

The brinjal will be piping hot once you roast it. Let it cool before peeling.
4

Cut off the stem after peeling. Mash the brinjal finely like a paste.
5

Heat 2tbsp oil in a pan. Add chopped onion-garlic & stir it till the raw smell goes away.
6

Add chopped tomatoes,red chilli powder, dhania powder,green chilli & stir it well till the tomatoes blends well with the masala.
7

Add the mashed brinjal & salt to taste. Stir fry again for 3-4min.
8

Serve it hot by garnishing it with chopped coriander leaves.