Wednesday 12 May 2010

Baingan Bartha (Roasted aubergine curry)



Baingan Bartha-Roasted aubergine cooked with onions, garlic and a medley of spices. A delicious smoky taste makes this aubergine curry delicious to savour.

Ingredients:

1 large aubergine
1 medium onion finely diced
2 medium tomatoes finely diced and blended.
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic paste
1 teaspoon tomato paste
1 tablespoon fresh chopped coriander for garnish.
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds

Method:

1.Wash and prick the aubergines with a fork. Rub the aubergines with a little oil.
2. Place the aubergines on a tray and place the tray in a hot oven for 25-30 mins (200 degrees C) or until the aubergines are soft and charred, you may require to turn them half way to get an even cook. (Alternatively the aubergines can be cooked on a barbecue)
3. Remove aubergines from oven and peel the skin off and discard, finely chop up the flesh. Keep aside.
4. In a pan heat the oil, next add the mustard seeds.
5. Add the onions and garlic and cook till onions are translucent.
6. Add the chopped tomatoes, salt, chilli powder, turmeric, cumin powder and coriander powder. Mix well.Cook for 2-3 minutes , then add the passatta and 50 ml water.
7.Cook the mixture until the tomatoes have softened and oil starts to separate  it takes approx 5 mins
8.Add the roasted aubergine and and mix well into the sauce. Add another 50 ml  water . Cover and cook for 5 more minutes until the spices have infused into the  aubergines.
10.Transfer to serving dish and garnish with fresh coriander .

Serve with Rotlas or hot rotis and khichdi and kadhi.



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37 comments:

  1. Lovely ...One of my fav eggplant prep

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  2. baigan bartha..i like this one with chapathi..urs looks simply superb..nice pics too

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  3. delicious................looks very tempting...

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  4. my gosh i loved ur presntation..very eyecatching..those millet rotis with bhartha...mind blowing...great work dear

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  5. Baingan Bartha looks great..my favorite but still needs to improve mine..yours looks so perfect..will try your version next time.

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  6. Nayna,

    baingan bartha looks really yummy. nice one.

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  7. A very comforting curry dish. Looks almost like a dip.

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  8. One of my fav..looks so delicious.

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  9. Love the color dear. Beautiful !!!

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  10. its my fav with chapathi...love it .. looks delicious

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  11. Believe me I have not seen a Baigan ka Bartha which looks so luscious reminding you of those mouthwatering butter masalas..... That is the look of your prep..... It must have tasted awesome too.... I would love to try this bartha..... Very rich in color & tempting too.... Oh! my hubby would be so happy.... I'm sure..... I will try this too... Hugs )))))

    Ash....
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  12. Baingan bharta looks spicy, delicious and tempting.

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  13. I love eggplants :) and this bhartha looks too delicious :)

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  14. My all time favourite, looks super delicious..

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  15. Lovely Bainghan Bhurtha! Looks very tempting!Love the fact that you baked the eggplants rather than charring it on the stove-top!

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  16. the universal eggplant dish.yum

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  17. delicious curry looks beautiful

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  18. Like this dish. Though it is a common dish yet everyone has her own way of finishing it. Yours look tempting...nice click...

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  19. Hey it looks scrumptious...my hubbys fav recipe

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  20. i luv baingan bharta..urs looks delicious with rotla nd kadhi..yum yum !!

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  21. looks really mouth watering. yummm.

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  22. What happened? Everyone is cooking brinjals...I have to too :) Looks very nice and we too make this but with tamarind extract :)

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  23. looks pretty nice. just add some roasted capsicum on the top, will enhance the taste.

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  24. looks pretty nice. just add some roasted capsicum on the top, will enhance the taste.

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  25. this is new to me......nuce creamy curry...

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  26. Baigan bharta looks very tasty...yummy combination with chapathis :)

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  27. one of my favourites...looks lovely...

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  28. A good dish with chapathi.. Love this curry..

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  29. My favourite...yours looks super yummy. tempting to cook this soon.

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  30. i have one egg plant with me and was wondering what 2 do with this..have never tried 2 do anythin with egg plant before...will chk this out

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  31. One of my fav, looks tempting and yummy.

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