Recipes
Baingan bharta
Enhance your health with the delightful flavours of Baingan Bhartha, a traditional Indian dish with numerous health advantages. Eggplant, the main ingredient, is a low-calorie vegetable high in dietary fiber, antioxidants, and important minerals.
Ingredients 11
- 1 large eggplant(baingan)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon of ginger, grated
- 2 tomatoes finely, chopped
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon of coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 3 tablespoon of oil
- 1 green chilli, chopped
- Salt to taste
Method
- Make slits all over the brinjal using a knife.
- Insert garlic cloves in any 3 of the slits
- Put it directly on a flame to roast. Keep turning every 8-10 minutes to ensure it is completely cooked.
- When it is roasted thoroughly, use tong to lift and cover in a foil.
- Once cooled, peel off the skin and chop the roasted garlic.
- Transfer to a bowl and mash it.
- Heat oil in the pan on a medium flame.
- Add garlic, ginger, and green chilli.
- Sauté till they start changing colour, for about 2 minutes.
- Add onion and cook for 2-3 minutes till they become soft.
- Then add tomatoes and mix.
- Cook for 5 minutes till tomatoes become soft and oil start oozing out.
- Add the mashed roasted brinjal into the pan along with the chopped roasted garlic and mix well.
- Also add the coriander powder (dhaniya powder) and salt.
- Mix to combine.
- Cook the bharta for another 5 minutes on medium-low heat, stirring often.
- Stir in the chopped cilantro (dhaniya) and mix.
Nutrition facts
Approximate values for the recipe as written.
| Energy | 114 Kcal |
|---|---|
| Carbohydrates | 4 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 1 g |
| Sodium | 958 mg |
| Potassium | 73 mg |
| Vitamin C | 8 mg |
| Vitamin A | 435 IU |