eggplant mashed and cooked indian styleBaigan bharta is made of roasted eggplant and other spices giving a distinctive flavor and taste to the dish. Baingan ka bhartahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVVMwA0oHswIngredients1/2 cup cooked green peas (optional)0 Coriader leaves for garnishing1/2 tsp coriander pdr (optional1/4 tsp cumin pdr (optional1 number Eggplant (medium sized)11/2 cup Finely chopped onions1/2 tsp Garam masala powder4 number garlic3 tbsp oil1/2 tsp Red chilli powderto taste Salt1 number slit green chilli1 number Tomato1/4 tsp Turmeric powderDirections• Apply some oil to the eggplant. • Keep it on a hot griddle tawa in reduced flameor put it in the oven at high heat and bake .Once a side of the eggplant is properly cooked turn it. Likewise cook all the sides. It takes around 10-15 minutes to cook the whole eggplant. Once it is fully cooked, wait for it to cool down and then peel off the skin and mash well. Heat oil in a pan, add garlic ,green chilli and chopped onions and fry over medium flame until light golden brown. Add red chilli powder, garam masala powder and turmeric powder. Stir well and add chopped tomatoes and cook till tender. Now add the mashed eggplant , cooked peas and salt and stir for 5-6 minutes on a medium flame.Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with chapatis or as a side dish with rice.• I thank sarita for posting this recipe at vahrehvah.com• vahchef "Reach vahrehvah at - Website - http://www.vahrehvah.com/ Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=vahchef Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VahChef.SanjayThumma Twitter - https://twitter.com/vahrehvah Google Plus - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116066497483672434459 Flickr Photo - http://www.flickr.com/photos/23301754@N03/ Linkedin - http://lnkd.in/nq25sW Picasa Photos- http://picasaweb.google.com/118141140815684791742 Stumleupon http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/vahrehvah Tumblr http://vahrehvah.tumblr.com/ Blogger - http://vahrehvah.blogspot.in/"
