Baingan ka bharta

Name: Baingan ka bharta
Yield: serves 4 to 5 s
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 large shiny firm brinjal; 12-15 garlic cloves; 1 tsp zeera; 2 medium sized onions finely chopped; 2-3 green chillies finely chopped; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 2 tsp imli pulp; Salt; Oil; Coriander leaves for garnish; Chilli flakes for garnish; 1 piece coal for smoky flavour

Asiyah Naveed Roghay @asiyah_roghay

Mumbai

The ever versatile baingan/brinjal. Many have mixed feelings about brinjals.. either you like it or you don't. I just love it. Did you know brinjal is actually a fruit, but is always prepared and regarded as a vegetable..
#winter

Asiyah Naveed Roghay @asiyah_roghay

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Ingredients

serves 4 to 5 s

1large shiny firm brinjal
12-15garlic cloves
1 tspzeera
2medium sized onions finely chopped
2-3green chillies finely chopped
1/2 tspgaram masala
2 tspimli pulp
Salt
Oil
Coriander leaves for garnish
Chilli flakes for garnish
1 piececoal for smoky flavour
Method

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Steps

1

Wash and pat dry the brinjal.
2

Make vertical slits all over the brinjal. Brush some oil all over the brinjal. Stick in the garlic cloves in these slits.
3

Roast the brinjal on a tawa turning sides frequently. The little garlic heads popping out of the brinjal may get charred a bit while roasting, but don't worry it gives the garlic a lovely taste.
4

Once the brinjal is soft and roasted well, remove the skin and mash it well along with the garlic with a masher or a fork.
5

Heat oil in a pan. Add the zeera and let it splutter. Next add the onions and saute till translucent. Add chopped green chillies.
6

Add the mashed brinjal and garlic to the onions and mix well. Add the garam masala and imli pulp to it. Cook for some time.
7

Give dum of coal. Heat the coal till it is red hot. Place it on a piece of foil and in the centre of the bharta dish. Pour a few drops of ghee on the coal and cover with a tight lid for 5 to 10 minutes.
8

Remove the coal and give the bharta a good mix. Lastly garnish it with some coriander leaves and chilli flakes. Serve hot with roti.