Smoky Baingan Bharta - . Today I am sharing this Smoky Baingan Bharta! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 15 minutes!
You can cook Smoky Baingan Bharta with 14 Ingredients and 6 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Smoky Baingan Bharta:
- 2 medium baingans, around 550 grams.
- 3 large garlic cloves.
- For The Baingan Bharta.
- 1.5 tablespoon oil, or vegetable oil.
- 4 large garlic cloves, chopped.
- 1 inch ginger, chopped.
- 1/2 Cup boiled peas.
- 1 green chilli, or to taste, chopped.
- 1 medium red onion, chopped.
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped.
- 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder, or to taste.
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder.
- 3/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste.
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro.
Step by step how to cook Smoky Baingan Bharta:
- Rinse the baingans and pat dry. Brush it with little oil all over. Then make few slits all over the eggplant with a knife. In 3 of those slits, insert a large clove of garlic. Put the eggplant directly on heat and roast, turning often for around 10-12 minutes until completely roasted..
- Once roasted (to check if it's done, insert a knife inside the eggplant, it should go easily) use a pair of tongs to remove the eggplant from heat and wrap in an aluminium foil to cool. Once cooled, remove the skin. Meanwhile also chop the roasted garlic..
- Transfer the roasted eggplant to a bowl and mash using a fork or potato masher. Set it aside. Heat oil in a pan on medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add chopped garlic, ginger and green chilli. Saute until they start changing colour, around 2 minutes..
- Then add in the chopped onion and cook for 2-3 minutes until softened. Don't brown them. Add the chopped tomatoes and mix. Cook the tomatoes for around 5 minutes until very soft and you notice oil oozing out of the masala. Add the mashed roasted eggplant into the pan along with the chopped roasted garlic and mix well..
- Add the red chilli powder and mix. Also add the coriander powder and salt and mix to combine. Cook the bharta for another 5 minutes on medium-low heat, stirring often.Add boiled peas. Stir in the chopped cilantro and mix. Remove pan from heat..
- Smoky baingans bharta is ready to Serve hot with fresh rotis..