Spicy Mashed Eggplant
Baingan Bharta is an Indian mashed eggplant dish in which fire-roasted eggplant is cooked with aromatic spices. This is vegan and gluten-free.
Servings: 4 People
Equipment
- 1 Kadai or skillet
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Tong
Ingredients
- 2 large Eggplant or Brinjal
- 1 medium Onion finely chopped
- 3 medium Tomato finely chopped
- ½ inch Ginger finely chopped
- 6 - 7 cloves Garlic crushed
- 2 Green Chilli finely chopped
- 3 tbsp Mustard oil or any vegetable refined oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp Hing
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder paprika
- 2 tsp Coriander Powder
- ½ tsp Cumin Powder
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ¼ tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Salt or as per taste
- 2 - 4 tbsp Coriander leaves finely chopped
Instructions
- Wash the brinjals and wipe them out dry. Brush one tsp of oil on the skin of the brinjal (eggplant).
- Roast it on a gas top in a high flame or in a tandoor. Check with a knife if cooked or not and roast till soft and cooked. This may take around 5 minutes. You can
- You can also cut it into halves to roast. Once done, remove from the gas and keep aside to cool.
- In the meantime boil 1 cup green peas in a glass of water.
- After the brinjals are cold enough to touch, remove the burnt skin of the brinjals.
- Heat mustard oil in a pan to the smoking point. Then turn off the heat and let it cool down a bit. Turn on the heat again and add cumin seeds, followed by a pinch of hing.
- Add finely chopped garlic, ginger, green chilies, and onions. Sauté for 2 mins until the onions are translucent.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and sauté for 3-4 minutes until they are cooked completely and the oil separates on the surface.
- Then, add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, and a pinch of garam masala.
- Add boiled peas and sauté for 2 – 3 minutes.
- Then add roasted brinjals and stir it.
- Cook for 2 – 3 minutes on medium to high flame stirring them to mash the eggplants completely.
- Turn off the gas. Add freshly chopped coriander leaves and serve with paratha, roti, and rice etc.