baigan bharta(brinjal/eggplant bharta)

Baigan Bharta(Brinjal/Eggplant bharta)

This is my recipe of baigan bharta.That's the way my grand ma used to make baigan bharta for us.I mix boiled potato with roasted baigan (Brinjal/eggplant) and fry with garlic ,onion,tomato and spices .I am sure u will luv this baigan bharta.So here goes the recipe........

Ingredients

1 eggplant
3 potato (boiled)
1 onion(chopped)
2 tomato(chopped)
4 cloves of garlic(minced)
1" ginger(grated)
2 green chili
1 tspn cumin
2 tblspn coriander powder
1 tspn red chili powder
1 tblspn garam masala powder
1 tspn lemon juice
salt to taste
oil for frying
for garnishing-
chopped coriander leaves

Recipe:

• Coat eggplant with oil and make medium deep slit on eggplant.
• Now the roasting part:- i didn't had gas burner so i roasted eggplant under the broiler at 350 to 400 degrees f. This process will take time 'coz the inner part of the eggplant should cook well and the outer skin of eggplant should come off easily.
• If you have a gas burner then put the eggplant directly on the burner and keep turning it till the outer skin starts cracking and can be peeled off easily.
• Cool slightly and peel the outer skin of eggplant
• now mash the eggplant using fork or any spoon and mix with boiled and mashed potato .Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan, put cumin and slit green chilies. Now add chopped garlic and ginger , fry for less than 1 min. ,add chopped onion fry until onions are lightly brown now add all the spices(salt, turmeric , dhaniya powder,red chili powder, garam masala powder),
• fry for 1 more min , add chopped tomatoes fry until all the spices ,onion and tomato mixes well together.
• Now add mashed eggplant and potato to it. stir it well , cover the pan and cook on low heat for 5 min.
• Remove from heat ,cool a bit then add lemon juice.
• Take out in a bowl , garnish with coriander leaves.
• Enjoy with daal and rice or with chapati.