Baingan Bharta

Ingredients:

1 Aubergine/Eggplant

1 Yellow onion (chopped)

2 Tomatoes (chopped)

5 small green chillies (chopped)

4 garlic pods

1 piece ginger

1tsp Cumin seeds

1 1/2tsp Coriander powder

3/4tsp Cumin powder

1/2tsp Chilli powder

1/4tsp Turmeric powder

Salt

Oil

How to:

• Coat the eggplant with oil and bake at 500 degrees for 20 mins.

• Peel the skin and give it a rough chop to form chunks of eggplant.

• Crush the garlic and ginger together and keep it aside.

• In a skillet, heat oil, add cumin seeds and crushed ginger-garlic and saute for a min.

• Now add onions along with salt and saute until tender. Do not brown them.

• Add green chillies, saute for a min and add turmeric powder.

• Then add tomatoes and cook for 2 mins at a reduced flame with lid closed.

• Add coriander powder, cumin powder and chilli powder and cook till tomatoes are completely mashed.

• Now mix the eggplant chunks to the masala, mix well and cook for 3 more mins.

• Sprinkle water if the masala dries out and check salt for taste.
• Switch off and garnish with cilantro.

Serve hot with dosa/idly/chapathi/steamed rice.

Sending this dish to the event 'Dish Name Starts with: B' hosted by Akila.