Baingan Bharta

This is one of my friend's mother-in-law recipe. I loved it so much that I make it too often now.


Ingredients:
Eggplants - 2 (medium Sized)
Tomatoes - 2 large chopped fine
Onions - 1 cup chopped fine
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Green chilli's - 5 chopped fine
Black pepper powder - 1/tsp
Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Garlic - 1 tbsp chopped fine
Ginger - 1 Tbspoon chopped fine
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Cilantro - 1 cup chopped fine
Oil - 4 tbsps
Salt - As per taste

Cooking Method:
Roast eggplant on stove top directly on medium heat until it turns black from outside and you would see it as cooked. It become very soft during this process.This process gives egg plant the smoky flavor to it.
You can also roast the egg plant in the oven until it turns black from outside and cooked from inside.
Now cool down the egg plant and remove the skin of it that is black and take the soft part of the cooked eggplant into a bowl. Mash it really well.Heat oil in a pan and add onions to it. After hey turn golden brown, add turmeric, ginger, garlic, chopped green chilli's, pepper powder, red chilli powder , cumin powder to it and mix well.

Roast it for 2 minutes and add chopped tomatoes.

Mix it together and let it cook for 5 minutes.

Add the mashed egg plant to it and mix well. Add red chilli powder, Coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt. Cook it for other 5 minutes and its ready to be served.