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Baingan is basically a brinjal. Smoky mashed eggplant is called Baingan bharta in simple words. It is a popular authentic Punjabi dish which is made with roasted eggplant, tomatoes, onions, herbs and authentic Indian spices which is available in Indian restaurants in Dubai. The eggplants are directly roasted on a direct flame of the stove or you can also roast them on red hot charcoal which renders a smoky flavor and delicious taste. If we bifurcate the two words Baingan Bharta then Baingan means brinjal and Bharta means mashed. There are a lot of styles and variations in which this dish can be cooked. Roasted eggplant could be the same but the spices which are used may be different altogether.
In this article we will share with you the recipe of Baingan Bharta in a very simple language that anybody can cook after reading this article.
Ingredients which are used in recipe of Baingan Bharta:
1) One large Brinjal or Eggplant
2) Little amount of ghee
3) Some cumin seeds
4) Fine chopped onions and tomatoes
5) Ginger and garlic paste
6) Chopped green chillies
7) Turmeric powder
8) Coriander cumin seeds
9) Garam masala
10) Fine chopped coriander
Recipe of Baingan Bharta:
1) Firstly, grease the eggplant with your hands or brush with oil. This procedure will aid in removing the skin of the brinjal and roasting will become easy.
2) In the next step, roast the eggplant in a direct flame of the stove. Make sure it should be properly cooked.
3) Keep rotating the brinjal from time to time so that it can be cooked evenly and consistently.
4) This will take around 10-15 minutes and your eggplant will be properly cooked from all sides.
5) Once it becomes roasted, keep it aside to cool down for sometime so that its skin could become loose and easy to remove with fingers. You can also insert a knife in the middle part to check if it is properly cooked.
6) Start the peeling process and peel off the charred skin of the brinjal. If there is any burnt skin , then you can immerse the brinjal in a bowl of water. It will remove all the burnt parts of the eggplant.
7) With the help of a fork or potato masher, you can mash the pulp properly and thoroughly in a separate bowl.
8) Now heat the separate skillet with some cooking oil on it and add the cumin seeds in the oil. You can also use ghee in lieu of oil.
9) Now in the next step, add some onions in the oil and saute the mixture until they become golden in colour.
10 ) Now add the grated ginger or paste in the mixture. You can add some garlic paste as well to make Baingan Bharta more tasty.
11) Don’t forget to add green chillies in the mixture, that would be good for the taste of bharta.
12) Keep the saute process as it is so that the raw smell fades away. In order to make it more delicious, add chopped tomatoes, turmeric, coriander cumin seeds powder in the mixture.
13) And in the last step, add the mashed pulp of eggplant in the mixture. Don’t forget to add salt as per your taste.
14) Blend the mixture properly and stir it with a ladle or spoon.
15) Now check the taste you want and get ready to serve this dish on your platter.
Enjoy the hot garnished smoky eggplant or in other words Baingan Bharta with your mates. If you want to taste the authentic and native flavours of this punjabi dish then head to Amritsr restaurant in AL Karama which is the best indian restaurant in Dubai. The local chefs make this cuisine more presentable and delectable. Hope you have read the whole article and now you could cook this dish yourself with the help of the aforesaid steps.
