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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Baingan Bhart(h)a - Grilled + (s)Mashed to make a Delicious Side dish!

TOI is not operational at present. So those depending exclusively on it can use RC's Food World for the same purpose

Luscious Grilled Eggplants, their earthy taste enhanced with soft tomatoes and dressed up with spices and herbs - Thats Bhaingan (Eggplant) Bhartha (to pulverize! (cough)(cough) Ahem! well its cos the eggplant is well mashed for this dish. We got nothing againist eggplant you know :))



It is very simple to make and except the grilling time, the dish gets done in matter of minutes. This dish goes well with almost all dishes, be it with rice or flatbreads.


    Ingredients

  • 1 large Eggplant ( or 2 medium ones)

  • 1 tsp cumin

  • 1 onion, finely chopped

  • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

  • 2-3 medium ripe tomatoes, finely chopped

  • 1/4 tsp turmeric

  • 1 tbsp coriander-cumin powder

  • 1 tsp garam masala

  • 1 tsp chilli powder ( or as per taste)


Method

1.Wash your eggplant, wipe it dry and then coat it with some oil.Turn your stove on with flame med-high and place the eggplant on it. This will burn out the skin of the eggplant while making it soft.



Oven Method : If you want to use the oven, put maximum temp, prick the oil coated eggplant all over and place it until the ggplant is tender. You can use broiler too for this purpose.

2.Let it cool and then remove the skin from the eggplant. Remove its flesh, mash it well and keep it aside.



3.Saute onions, ginger garlic paste along with the spices until soft in 1 tsp oil.



4.Add the chopped tomatoes and saute until tomatoes are soft.



5.Finally add the mashed eggplant, mix well until combined and serve hot garnished with cilnatro. :) Quick, Simple and Easy! Isnt it?



The deadline for AWED - American is Nov 30th - So dont forget to send me the entries.




Now lets check out fellow Marathoner's kitchen.


1) Siri, 2) Srivalli, 3) Ranji, 4)PJ, 5) Curry Leaf, 6) Medha,

7) Priya, 8) Bhawna, 9) Raaji, 10) Ruchii, 11) Anu, 12) Kamala,

13) Roopa, 14) Divya Kudua, 15) Rekha, 16) Divya M, 17)Lakshmi,

18)Raaga , 19) Lakshmi Venkatesh , 20) Sripriya, 21) Viji,

22) Kamalika, 23)Pavani,>,24)Karuna,25)Roochi