Bhaingan Bhartha

Ingredients

Eggplant/Bhartha Brinjal - 1 large
Onion - 1 medium  finely chopped
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup chopped
Tomatoes - 2 ,chopped finely
Green chillies - 4,chopped finely
Green peas - 1 cup cooked
Dhania-jeera ( cumin -corainder) powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Aamchoor(mango powder) - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1 tsp
Cooking oil - 3 tbsp

Procedure

1.Rub 1/2 tsp oil on the eggplant and microwave till the skin shrinks and liquid starts oozing out of the
vegetable. This takes around ten minutes.Alternatively, you could hold it over open fire, over the gas stove, turning it occassionally till the outer layer becomes burnt and can be easily peeled off.
2. Take it out of the oven and peel it.
3. Mash the baigan and add the salt to it.
4. Heat the remaining oil and add the chopped onion.
5. Fry till the onions turns translucent.
6. Add the green chillies and the tomatoes and fry till the mixture becomes gooey.
7. Now add all the spices and the sugar and fry for a minute.
8. Add the baigan and mix well.
9. Now add the peas and fry for a couple of minutes.
10.Add the chopped coriander leaves and some water to get thick consistency.Mix well.

Serve when hot with as a side dish to plain rice.

Alternative version

This I call the lazy vesrion or bachelors'recipe of Baingan bhartha. You need fewer ingredients here and undoubtedly lesser time.

Procedure


1.Rub 1/2 tsp oil on the eggplant and microwave till the skin shrinks and liquid starts oozing out of the
vegetable. This takes around ten minutes.Alternatively, you could hold it over open fire, over the gas stove, turning it occassionally till the outer layer becomes burnt and can be easily peeled off.
2. Take it out of the oven and peel it.
3. Mash the baigan and add the salt to it.
4. Add chopped green chillies, onion, coriander leaves, and mix it well.

Serve as a side dish for rice.