Ingredients:
- Brinjal: 300-400 gm (1no. big & fat)
- Tomato: 2no. (Medium size)
- Onion: 1 no. (Medium size)
- Green chili: 1 no.
- Ginger: 1” piece
- Garlic: 2-3 flakes
- Mustard seed: half teaspoon
- Chili powder: 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder: half teaspoon
- Garam masala powder: ¼ teaspoon
- Mustard oil: 2 tablespoon
- Coriander leaf: 2 tablespoon (chopped)
- Salt: half teaspoon
Preparation:
- Apply few drops of oil all over the brinjal.
- Make a small cut in the brinjal and see the healthiness by judging color, put garlic flacks inside the brinjal.
- Roast brinjal direct on the gas burner on medium flame.
- Keep turning after 1- 2 minutes on the flame, so that it is evenly cooked.
- Roast till it become completely cooked and soft. Keep aside, and let it cool.
- Remove skin (outer layer) and stem from roasted brinjal, mash properly with the help of masher. Keep aside.
- Chop onion, tomato, green chili, and ginger into small pieces.
Method:
- Take fry pan, put oil and heat, when it smokes add mustard seeds, wait till it sputters.
- Add onion, garlic, green chili and ginger in it. Stir it and fry (keep it stirring otherwise it may burn).
- Fry till it become translucent.
- Add tomato, fry till liquid dries up.
- Add salt, chili powder and turmeric powder.
- Add mashed brinjal and fry. (About 3-5 minutes).
- Add green coriander leaf and mix well, fry for couple of minute.
- Add Garam masala powder, stir well and put off the flame.
- Now, baigan ka bharta (bhurtta) is ready.
Note:
- Brinjal must be smooth and having shiny surface, so that it has less seeds or tender seeds.
- It is served with any type of meal.
- It is north Indian dish served with hot chapati and dal.
- Serve with as a side dish in combination with steamed rice and dal.
Baigan/Brinjal (egg plant) ka bharata/bhurttha by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.