“Baingan Bharta” is one of the classic north Indian recipes.It is cooked frequently in many houses in India and one of the popular side dish in restaurants too.The popular dish from Punjab is usually served with any Indian flat bread, but you can pair it up with plain steamed rice too. This is one of my favorite side dishes, right from childhood.
Baingan Ka Bharta is basically mashed roasted eggplant that’s spiced up with onions,tomatoes and other Indian spices to make a flavorful dish. Baingan means brinjal and Bharta means mashed.Traditionally the eggplants are grilled over charcoal or direct fire and the dish is wonderfully infused with a rustic smoky flavor. You can grill it in oven / microwave also to adopt to modern cooking. But in that case you would be compromising with its signature smoky flavor.
Are you ready to note down this simple recipe.. Here it goes..
BAINGAN BHARTA
Ingredients
- 1 large purple brinjal / eggplant
- 2 medium size onion, finely chopped
- 2 large Tomatoes, ;finely chopped
- 2-3 flakes Garlic, ;finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Ginger, grated / paste / finely chopped
- 2 Green Chillies, finely chopped
- Coriander leaves, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp Nigella seeds / kalonji
- 1 tsp Cumin Jeera Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric Haldi
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder/ Dhania
- 1/2 tsp Cumin powder/ jeera
- 1 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Raw mango powder / amchoor, (Optional ; depending on your sour level )
- 1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder, ( as per ur pref of flavor )
- 1 - 3 tbsps Oil
- to taste Salt
- Coriander leaves to garnish
Instructions
- Wash the eggplant and pat dry.Rub its surface with a thin coat of oil.Keep it to roasting, on open flame.Keep turning the eggplant in between every 2-3 mins, so that it gets cooked everywhere completely and uniformly.
- Switch off the flame when the brinjal shrinks in size and skin of brinjal has charred nicely.Whole kitchen would be filled with lovely smoky aroma.
- Let the eggplant cool for 5-10 mins. Later peel its charred skin,discard the stem and mash eggplant using hand or fork.Keep this aside.
- In a pan / kadai,heat some oil.Once hot, temper it with cumin seeds .Once they start spluttering ,add onions, green chillies and ginger.Saute till onion turns translucent.
- Next add tomatoes. Add salt. Saute them till tomatoes turn mushy.
- Next add spices one by one, ie haldi,dhania powder,jeera powder,amchoor powder and red chilli powder.Mix well. Saute till this mixture starts leaving oil ie approx 4-5 min.
- Now add mashed eggpalnt.Mix well. If required add little water. Saute for 3-4 mins.
- Finally add garam masala and chopped coriander leaves. Mix well .Switch off.
- Thats it our Punjabi Baingan Bharta is ready.Serve hot hot baingan Bharta with phulka / chapathi / Naan / any flat bread of your choice.
i can not stand the seeds in eggplant, so i take it out, otherwise its same way i made it too. always come handy for diner.
This is in my to fo list and will try this soon
That’s an yummy recipe and this is in my todo lust.will try soon
One of my fav and looks yumm!
Baingan bartha looks very tasty with nice photographs. A real drool worthy side dish.
colorful baingan ka bharta .Looks wonderful smitha
Looks delicious…….. Tempting pics!!
what a gorgeous presentation, excellent steps!
This is one of my favorites, but I never made it by roasting it like this on an open flame, instead boiled it in a cooker. I will definitely try this way next time, thanks for another wonderful post, Smitha! Your step by step presentation is a lot of help for people like me, keep at it!
Looks delicious. Very well explained,with good pictures.
awesome pics dear… i love this…
very delicious recipeTasty Appetite
Looks delicious!! One of family favorite..
Wow Very interesting.. we use coconut in it.
Super yummy Baigan bharta…so well presented…
Super like, my favourite baingan bharta, can have it with anything.
Perfectly done and tempting clicks..
Superb
Wow Gorgeous clicks Smitha! Love Baingan bharta both the north and south Indian way! 🙂
Love this baingan ka bharta..Lovely pictures…
nice dish n presentation dear i never done in home but had in restorent , vl try when vl get time , thanks for recipe
Now I know what I should cook for dinner today. ….;)Thnx for the recipe. …
Very clearly explained…
I came across your blog while looking for some Indian food recipes and liked a lot. How amazing! I will keep an eye out for all your recipes 🙂
I have no words to Thank you Smitha, my teen daughter was delighted and extremely thankful for cooking her all time wish of tasting home made bhaigan burta….it came out well and was truly sumptuous…