Mashed Egg Plant Recipe

                     

Baigan ka Bharta (Mashed egg plant recipe)

Here is  an easy recipe of  Baigan ka bharta from my mother's kitchen  . Usually people cook this  bhatra with roasted mashed baigan but I found it easier to cook baigan ka bharta with  boiled mashed egg plants. which  is great in taste . 

Here is the recipe.

 Category- vegetarian  

 People- 4 

 Time- 20 mins.

  

Here  are the ingredients 

• Egg plants ( round) - 1/2 k.g
• Mustard oil/ cooking oil- 2 table  spoon
• Onion  -2  medium size, ( sliced) 
• Garlic clove - 10 roasted and crushed
• Ginger- (chopped) 1/4 tea spoon
• Red chili powder- 1/4  tea spoon
• Green chili - 4(chopped)
• Tomato(ripe)- 1-big (chopped)
• Salt- 1/2 tea spoon
• Bhuna zeera powder(1 tea spoon) 

How to do - 

Peel off egg plants, and cut into pieces, cook it with some water(  1/2  cup) in the pressure cooker till one whistle,  when  lid open , take out  egg plant pieces in sieve and keep it aside. . 

Fry sliced onion in cooking oil, add chopped tomato, green chili, salt, roasted and crushed  garlic clove, red  chili powder and  bhuna zeera powder,  cook it well  till  tomato pieces turn  soft.  now add  mashed boiled egg  plant and mix it well altogether, cook it on the low flame till its water dries up. Adjust  salt  and  parch  it well . Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Baigan ka Bharta

Happy cooking!!! 

Arshia Zaidi