Baigan ( Eggplant / Brinjal ) Bharta

A simple recipe using Bringal or Eggplant is Baigan Bharta. It is a cold dish though initially bringal is heated to a pulp. It requires the large size brinjal.

Ingredients - 

•  1 Big Eggplant / Brinjal
• Onion
• Green chili
• Coriander Leaves Chopped
• Coconut grated
• Sugar
• Salt                       

Method - Grease brinjal with little oil and bake it. If you have gas stove then 
                    keep bringal on it and bake it. If you have oven then keep 
                    aluminum foil in a baking dish and keep brinjal on it. Bake it at 
                    400 degree F. Make sure it is cooked from all sides.

Baked Brinjal

                    Remove skin of brinjal and mash it with fork in a pot. Fork helps to 
                    make brinjal lumps free.

Mashed Brinjal/Eggplant

                    Take fine chopped onion, small pieces of green chilies, chopped
                    coriander leaves and grated coconut and mix it into mashed brinjal.
                    Add little sugar and salt to taste.

Clockwise Chopped chillies, onion , coriander , coconut

                    Baigan (Eggplant/Brinjal) Bharta is ready to serve.

Baigan Bharta ( Brinjal / Eggplant )

                    Note - You can add curd/yogurt into baigan bharta if you like.