Baingan Bharta
Eggplant roasted until smoky, then mashed into a fried onion and tomato masala.
Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
35 min
Serves
4
Per serving
201 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Char the eggplant whole over a flame until the skin blackens and the flesh collapses.
Step 2: Peel and mash the smoky flesh.
Step 3: Heat the vegetable oil, sizzle the cumin seeds and fry the onion with the ginger garlic paste and green chilli.
Step 4: Add the tomato, coriander powder, chilli powder and salt and cook until thick.
Step 5: Fold in the mashed eggplant, cook a few minutes more and finish with garam masala and fresh coriander.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 4 servings.
- 2 largeEggplant
- 2 wholeOnion — finely chopped
- 3 wholeTomato — chopped
- 1 tbspGinger garlic paste
- 2 wholeGreen chilli — chopped
- 1 tspCumin seeds
- 1 tspCoriander powder
- ¾ tspChilli powder
- ½ tspGaram masala
- 3 tbspVegetable oil
- 1 tspSalt
- 10 gFresh coriander — chopped
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 201 kcal
- Protein
- 3.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 22.4 g
- Fat
- 12.5 g
- Saturated fat
- 1.5 g
- Fibre
- 7.9 g
- Sugar
- 10.7 g
- Sodium
- 499 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.