baingan bhurta

Baingan Bharta
No. of Portions
100


Ingredients
Unit

Brinjal – (large bharta variety):8Kg

Oil:2Lt

Cumin:100Gm

Green chilly:100Gm

Onions:3Kg

Ginger paste:100gm

Garlic paste:100Gm

Chilly powder:50Gm

Turmeric:20Gm

Coriander powder:50Gm

Tomatoes:2Kg

Lime:15 No.

Salt:To taste


Green coriander:2Bunch
Pre preps
1. Wash brinjals. Wipe dry and apply little oil. Roast in hot ash or live coal or in hot oven till skin shrinks and brinjals are cooked. Cut lengthwise after coling.

2.Peel the brinjals, cut the stem and mash the pulp well.



Method
1.Chop onions, green chilly, tomatoes and green coriander finely. Prepare lime juice.



2.Heat oil with lightly crushed cumin seeds. Add green chillies and onions and fry till onions are light brown in colour.

3.Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for a few minutes more.

4.Add chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric along with tomatoes and fry till gravy becomes thick.

5.Add brinjal pulp, salt and cook for a few minutes till flavours have amalgamated.

6.Add limejuice mix well. Serve hot garnished with green coriander.

Standard
Light brown in color brinjals must be well broken down and have a ‘smoked’ flavour. Mildly pungent and Adequately seasoned, served hot garnished with green coriander.