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[alabouquetgarni]

Baingan Bharta

How to make Baingan Bharta?

Time of preparation: 30 minutes

Serves: 3 to 4 people

Accompanies: with roti or rice

Ingredients required:

Brinjal : 2

Garlic : 4 - 5 cloves chopped into smaller pieces

Tomato : 4 medium sized , chopped into small pieces

Onion : 4 medium sized, chopped into long thin strips

Green peas : 100 g peeled

Spring onion : 50 g, chopped into small pieces

Hing : A pinch

Coriander powder : 2 teaspoons

Jeera : 1 teaspoon

Mustard : 1/2 teaspoon

Green chillies : As per taste

Oil : 2 - 3 teaspoons

Curry leaves : A few leaves, washed in warm water

Turmeric powder : 1 teaspoon

Method:

Initial Preparation:

Keep all the masalas ready.

Wash the brinjals.

Grease the brinjal with oil and roast it over an open flame till it is cooked.

Cool and peel the skin.

Cut them into pieces and put them in a mixer.

Add a little turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon coriander powder, 1 teaspoon jeera powder and few drops of water and use the mixer to make it into a smooth paste.

Wash and chop the vegetables and keep them ready to be used.

Peel the garlic. Want to learn how to peel garlic easily?

Preparation:

Take a clean non-stick kadai and add the oil to it

Once the oil starts getting hot, add a pinch of Hing

Add the jeera and mustard seeds and wait till it starts splattering

Add the chopped garlic and green chillies

Add the curry leaves and fry a little

Once you get the smell of the spices , add onions and fry them till they get a little brown

Add the smooth paste of the brinjal in this and fry till it's well cooked.

Once the oil starts collecting on the side it's a sing that the brinjal is cooked so then add the green peas to the kadai and mix well.

Close the kadai with a lid and let it cook for a while.

Once the green peas are cooked, add the chopped tomatoes

Add salt to taste and close the lid once again and leave it in simmer mode.

After a few minutes, keep stirring the mix so it gets evenly cooked.

It would take about 20 minutes for the whole process

Finally, add the chopped spring onion and close the lid.

The baingan bharta is ready! Enjoy!

[tinekesrecipes]

Here is a recipe for two portions of a delicious cold italian pasta salad which you can prepare within 10 minutes, just throw everything together.

2 Portions left over pasta (already cooked)

1 Portion tuna

1/2 bag of Doucette

3 tsp canned tomato

A few cherry tomatoes

2 spring onions cut in small rings

Add pepper and salt