Baingan Bharta

Name: Baingan Bharta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 large aubergines; 2 large onions, diced; 3 ripe tomatoes, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2cm fresh ginger, minced; 2 green chillis, minced; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp garam masala; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 handful fresh coriander

Charred aubergine mashed with tomatoes, spices and fresh coriander — Indian cooking at its most elemental.

Total time

45 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Indian

vegetarianvegangluten-free

Ingredients

2 largeaubergines

2large onions, diced

3ripe tomatoes, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

2cmfresh ginger, minced

2green chillis, minced

2 tspground cumin

1 tspturmeric

1 tspgaram masala

3 tbspvegetable oil

1 tspcumin seeds

1 handfulfresh coriander

Instructions

Char aubergines directly over a gas flame turning regularly until completely blackened.

Place in a bowl, cover and steam 15 minutes.

Peel off all charred skin, mash flesh roughly — keep some texture.

Fry cumin seeds in oil until they pop, add onions and cook until golden.

Add garlic, ginger and green chilli, cook 2 minutes.

Add tomatoes and all ground spices, cook 10 minutes.

Add mashed aubergine, mix well and cook 5 more minutes.

Season generously, scatter with coriander and serve with roti.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

205

Protein

4.5g

Fat

11.5g

Carbs

25.6g

Fiber

9.6g

Sodium

19mg

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