Lately there are so many Baingan Bartha recipes in the blogosphere. I wanted to try it. This was my first attempt.I saw this recipe at Manjulas Kitchen. I added onion and garlic to the original recipe to suit our taste.
My hubby hates brinjal. When I purchased the big brinjal he warned me that he will not eat it. I said it was okay because I was preparing the dish for me. Yesterday I prepared rotis and when he came home I served him the rotis with Baingan Bartha. He asked me about the dish and I kept mum. He tasted it and told that it tastes very good but couldn’t say about the vegetable I used for it. And atlast I told him the truth and he was surprised because it didn’t taste like brinjal at all. And here comes my success recipe….
Ingredients:
Brinjal-1 Big
Red Bell Pepper-1
Onion-2
Tomato-3
Galic and Ginger Paste-2tbs
Cumin-1tsp
Milk-1cup
Green Chilly-1
Red chilly powder-1tsp
Turmeric Powder-1/4tsp
Salt-to taste
Cilantro- for garnishing
Procedure:
1. Heat 1tbs oil and add finely cut red bell pepper. Saute for 1 minute and keep it aside.
2. Grind ginger,garlic, tomatoes and green chilly to a fine paste.
3. Heat 1tbs oil and add cumin seeds. When they splutter add onion.
4. Saute till golden brown in colour.
5. Keep the brinjal in the oven tray lined with butter paper and bake it at maximum temp for 45 minutes. Turn the side for every 15 minutes.
6. Let it cool. Remove skin and chop it into small pieces.
7. Add the tomato paste to the onions and cook till oil seperates.
8. Add brinjal, red chilly powder, turmeric and salt. Mash well.
9. Cook it on low flame until the raw smell is gone.
10. Add bell pepper and garnish with cilantro.
11. If you want it as a gravy add 1cup of milk and bring it to boil and serve hot with rotis.
Photo Tutorial:
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| The brinjal suitable for the dish |
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| Bake for 45 minutes |
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| After baking let it cool |
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| Remove skin. |
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| Chop it to small pieces |
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| Fry red pepper for 1 minute |
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| Add milk to make it a gravy. |
nice photos too…
nice…
i like your recipe.
U have a nice space here,cool collections of recipe…Baigan ka barta lucks mouthwatering…Come up with more..
Njoy cooking n happy blogging……..
I love baingan bhartha and enjoy with any main dish!..lovely looking bhartha with step by step pics! 🙂
…so you have outsmarted ur hubby in a pleasant way, right? :)..Rock on Girl! 🙂
ம்ம் எனக்கு மிகவும் பிடித்த குறிப்பு,சூப்பர்ர்!!
Bhartha looks yummy.
Looks lip smacking good..my all time fav !!
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Baingan bartha my fav looks so delicious…Yummy.
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my favorite n looks so yummy!
my favourate tasty bhartha
Delicious baingan bhartha, love it with rotis anytime..urs looks super tempting..
Very delicious. i love this dish..
Today i am making Baingan bartha! 🙂
Nice photos & yummy dish!!
It took me the longest time to figure out what ‘brinjal’ is…I kept hearing about it in Indian recipes. We call it eggplant in the U.S. and I didn’t know it had another name. But like your husband, I’m not a fan of it. My mom kept trying to sneak it into curries when I was little because my dad loves it – but I was not fooled 🙂
I’m sure your dish is very good…especially for the eggplant lover
lovely dish, my fav too, great
Sounds healthy and yummy, love your preparation dear…
nice version of bharta.. a must try!