Baigan bhartha recipe

Recipe ingredients

1 large eggplant
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
2 tomatoes, chopped finely
4 green chillies, chopped finely
1 cup cooked green peas
1 1/2 teaspoons dhania-jeera, cumin-corainder, powder
1 1/2 teaspoons red chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon amchoor, mango powder
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon sugar
Cooking oil

How to make baigan bhartha

Rub 1/2 teaspoon oil on the eggplant and bake in an oven till the skin shrinks and liquid starts oozing out of the vegetable.
This will take around 35 to 45 minutes at 400 degrees F.
Take it out of the oven and peel it.
Mash the baigan and add the salt to it.
Heat the remaining oil and add the chopped onion.
Fry till the onions turns translucent.
Add the green chillies and the tomatoes and fry till the mixture becomes homogeneous.
Now add all the spices and the sugar and fry for a minute.
Add the baigan and mix well.
Now add the peas and fry for a couple of minutes.
Add the chopped coriander leaves and some water to get a thick consistency. Mix well.
Heat through.
Serve when hot with plain rice/paratha.