Baingan ka Bharata

  nutritional value and calories found in baingan.This dish is for 2 serving and will be ready in 35 minutes.

Ingredients:-

•  Bhartha baingan 1.
• Chopped onion 1.
• Chopped tomatoes 1 cup.
• Garlic paste 1 tea spoon.
• Ginger paste 1 tea spoon.
•  Chopped green chili 1 tea spoon.
• Red pepper powder 1/2 tea spoon. Oil 1/2 cup.
• Chopped coriander leaves few.
• Salt 1/2 tea spoon.

How to make:-

1. Wash the baingan . Pat dry with a kitchen napkin.
2.  Apply some oil all over and keep it for roasting on an open flame.
3.  Keep the eggplant turning after a 2 to 3 minutes on the flame, so that its evenly cooked.
4. Roast the aubergine till its completely cooked and tender. With a knife check the doneness. The knife should slid easily in aubergines without any resistance. Remove the baingan and immerse in a bowl of water till it cools down..
5. Make small cuts on the baingan with a knife. Place the red hot charcoal in the same plate where the roasted aubergine is kept. Add a few drops of oil on the charcoal. The charcoal would begin to smoke.
6. As soon as smoke begins to release from the charcoal, cover the entire plate tightly with a large bowl. Allow the charcoal smoke to get infused for 1 to 2 minutes. The more you do, the more smoky the baingan bharta will become. I just keep for a minute. Alternatively,
7. Peel the skin from the roasted and smoked eggplant.
8. Chop the cooked eggplant finely or you can even mash it.
9.  Heat oil in a pan and fry onion for 3 minutes.
10. Add garlic and ginger paste and fry for 2 minutes.
11. Add chopped tomatoes and green chili and cook for 3-5 minutes.
12. Now add the red chili powder. Stir and mix well.
13. Add the chopped cooked baingan.
14. Stir and mix the chopped baingan very well with the onion-tomato masala mixture.
15. Season with salt. Stir and saute for some more 4 to 5 minutes more.
16. Pour in a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve and enjoy:-