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Punjab · Dinner

Baingan Bharta

Traditional 27. Baingan Bharta recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Eggplant: 600g
• Oil: 20ml
• Onion (chopped): 150g
• Tomatoes: 200g
• Ginger (minced): 8g
• Garlic (minced): 6 cloves
• Green chiles: 3 (chopped)
• Cumin seeds: 2g
• Turmeric: 2g
• Red chili powder: 2g
• Coriander powder: 2g
• Salt: 3g
• Coriander leaves: 15g

👩‍🍳 How to make Baingan Bharta

1. Preheat oven to 220°C
2. Prick eggplants with fork
3. Roast eggplants 25-30 minutes until skin chars and flesh softens (internal 85°C)
4. Cool, peel off charred skin, mash pulp
5. Heat oil to 180°C, add cumin seeds, cook 20 seconds
6. Add onion, fry 4 minutes until golden (170°C)
7. Add ginger-garlic, cook 2 minutes
8. Add tomato puree, cook 5 minutes
9. Add mashed eggplant pulp, all spices, salt
10. Cook 12 minutes on low heat (150°C), stirring often
11. Visual: thick, smoky eggplant paste; Aroma: charred eggplant
12. Add green chiles in final 1 minute
13. Garnish with coriander leaves
14. Serve with rice or bread

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