Baingan Da Bhurtha Recipe - Cooking Index

Baingan Da Bhurtha

Cuisine: Indian
Courses: Starters and appetizers
Serves: 1 people

Recipe Ingredients

2   Brinjals large - seedless, healthy
2   Onions finely chopped
1   Tomato finely chopped
1 teaspoon  Garlic grated
1 teaspoon  Ginger grated
2   Red chillies dried crushed
1 teaspoon  Cumin seeds
1 teaspoon  Red chilli powder
1 teaspoon  Dhania powder
1/2 teaspoon  Turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon  Cinnamon-clove powder - (refer)
1/2 teaspoon  Punjabi garam masala powder - (refer)
  Salt to taste
2 teaspoons  Lemon juice
2 teaspoons  Ghee
2 tablespoons  Oil

Recipe Instructions

Hold the brinjals with stems over fire, to burn skin. (Or run a few drops

of oil, microwave in a loose-lid bowl for 3 minutes).

When skin blackens, hold under running water.

Skin will not blacken if microwaved. Therefore peel.

Gently scrub off skin. Mash brinjals to a puree.

Heat oil in a heavy kadai. Add ginger garlic and stirfry for a minute.

Add onions, all dry masalas, except red chilli powder, stiry for a minute

more. Add tomatoes, brinjals, salt, lemon juice and stir.

Simmer for five minutes. Take in serving bowl.

Just before serving, heat ghee in a small pan.

Hold pan over bowl, add chilli powder, and pour immediately over bhartha.

Do not allow the chilli powder to burn.

Garnish with chopped coriander.

Serve hot with tandoori roti, paratha, etc.

Making time: 25 minutes

Makes: 4 servings

Shelflife: Best fresh (1 month on freezing.)

Source:
Indian Regional Cooking by Sumana Ray

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