Baingan Bharta Recipe | बैंगन भर्ता - बैंगन को साबुत भूने बिना बनाईये

Ingredients :

Eggplant (बैंगन ) - 1 (400 gms)

Tomatoes (टमाटर ) - 4 (150 gms)

Capsicum (शिमला मिर्च ) - 1

Cumin seeds (जीरा ) - 1/2 tsp

Asafoetida (हिंग ) - 1/2 pinch

Green chilies (हरी मिर्च ) - 2 (finely chopped )

Ginger (अदरक ) - 1/2 inch piece (finely chopped )

Mustard oil (सरसों तेल ) - 2 tbsp

Green coriander (हरा धनिया ) - 2 to 3 tbsp (finely chopped)

Garam masala (गरम मसाला ) - 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder (लाल मिर्च पाउडर ) - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder(हल्दी ) - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder (धनिया पाउडर) - 1 tsp

Salt( नमक ) - 1 tsp or to taste

Direction :

1. Finely chop the tomatoes, capsicum,

2. Place wok to heat. Once hot add 2 tbsp mustard oil to it. Add 1/2 tsp cumin seeds to it.Reduce flame. Add 1/2 pinch asafoetida, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

 

3. Add 2 finely chopped green chili,1/2 inch piece ginger.Slightly roast the spices.Add tomatoes to it,add 1/4 tsp red chili powder, 1 tsp coriander powder. Roast the spices well till the tomatoes are mashed and oil starts separating from it.

4. Stir it at reguar intervals. Keep flame medium. Meanwhile till the spices are roasted,cut and dip eggplant in water. Remove stalk, cut from centre. Remove skin, cut in smal pieces.

5. Once spices are roasted, add chopped capsicum to it.Roast it slightly.Add eggplant to it.Add salt, stir it. Cover and cook it for 4 to 5 minute. put water in the plate covered.The steam in the eggplant, will cool off and will eventually mix.

6. After 5 minutes, check the bharta.Stir the bharta well.Cover and cook it again the same way for 5 minutes. Bharta is watery.

7. Mash the bharta well.Add garam masala and green coriander as well.Mash it.Turn off flame.

Seving :

8. Yummy and tempting Unroasted Baigan bharta is ready.Garnish the bharta with some green coriander.You can serve it with chapati , paratha, rice or naan.This quantity of bharta is suffecient for 4 to 5 members of family.