Begun Bhorta
Smoky mashed eggplant with mustard oil and raw onion, served with plain rice or hot flatbread.
SideEasy
Healthy
Low Calorie
Vegan
Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min
Serves
4
Per serving
71 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Char the whole eggplant directly over a flame or under a hot grill, turning until collapsed.
Step 2: Peel off the blackened skin and mash the soft flesh in a bowl.
Step 3: Work in the chopped onion, green chilli, crushed garlic, salt and mustard oil.
Step 4: Fold through the fresh coriander and serve warm.
Ingredients
Serves
Quantities update automatically for 4 servings.
- 1 largeEggplant
- 1 smallOnion — finely chopped
- 2 wholeGreen chilli — chopped
- 2 clovesGarlic — crushed
- 1 tbspMustard oil
- ¾ tspSalt
- 10 gFresh coriander — chopped
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 71 kcal
- Protein
- 1.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 8.8 g
- Fat
- 4 g
- Saturated fat
- 0.5 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
- Sugar
- 4.4 g
- Sodium
- 367 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.