Dhaba Style Baingan Bhartha: Too Delicious To Handle

By Tanisha Salwan

Ingredients

1 brinjal   1 tomato   2 green chilies   2 garlic cloves 2 tsp ghee Pinch of hing 1 onion ½ inch ginger   ½ tsp Turmeric powder ½ tbsp coriander powder ½ tbsp red chili powder   ½ tsp garam masala Salt as per taste 

Step 1

In a baingan, make small slits and stuff green chilies and garlic cloves inside. Grease the baingan with the clarified butter. Roast it on a medium to low flame. 

Step 2

Keep it aside and let it cool. Also, roast a tomato and keep it aside. Then, peel off the baingan skin.

Step 3

In a bowl, add the baingan and mash it properly. Also, add the roasted tomato. 

Step 4

in a pan, add ghee and hing. Sauté. Add chopped onion and cook. Add ginger, turmeric powder, red chili powder, and coriander powder. Mix well. 

Step 5

Add roasted tomatoes and mix all the ingredients well. Add the roasted, mashed baingan mixture and let it cook. Add other spices and let it cook.

Step 6

Make a hole in the center of the bharta and place a burnt charcoal piece with ghee on the top. Cover with the lid for a minute and let the smoke infuse. 

Step 7

After a minute, garnish with fresh coriander leaves and chilies. Serve!