
Every meal with a Roti or phulka needs a perfect side dish to go along. If this side dish is going to be healthy with less greasy stuff, it is an added benefit. Baingan Bartha is one of those healthy side dishes that are tasty with less fat in it. Traditionally, Baingan Bhartha is made with roasting the Baingan/ eggplant on a tandoor oven to get the smoky flavor in it. However, I have tried getting the smoky flavor with the regular stove. The right way of roasting the eggplant results in a delicious smokey flavored Bharatha. The roasted eggplant combined with the onion-tomato based curry and spiced with powders gives a tasty Baingan Bharatha. Do try this recipe following each of the steps and enjoy this with roti or phulkas.
Ingredients
- Main Ingredients
- Spice Powders
Instructions
Notes
- The important step in this recipe is the roasting of eggplant. Make sure to do slits on the eggplant so it gets cooked even inside.
- If you like to add one or two garlic cloves inside the slit eggplants, you can add them for that extra smokey flavor.
- I have used a fork to mash the eggplant for a coarse-textured bhartha. You can also grind them in a blender if you like a smooth consistency.