Name: Bangan ka bharta recipe by Sangeeta Sethi at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Brinjal round 2 medium size; Onion 4 medium sized; Tomato 4 .medium sized; Peas 50 g; Green chilly 1; Coriander leaves 20 g; Common salt as per taste; Degi Mirch powder 1 tsp; Oil/ desi ghee 5 tsp

ABOUT Bangan ka bharta RECIPE

Bharta is primarily a North Indian dry vegetarian dish, accompaniment of the main course. It is made differently in many parts of North India. Here i am describing the typical Punjabi flavour of bharta having peas and without ginger, garlic, turmeric and garam masala.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Brinjal round 2 medium size
Onion 4 medium sized
Tomato 4 .medium sized
Peas 50 g
Green chilly 1
Coriander leaves 20 g
Common salt as per taste
Degi Mirch powder 1 tsp
Oil/ desi ghee 5 tsp

Instructions

Apply oil on brinjal skin and roast on mild gas flame till skin gets charred and flaky and inner pulp becomes tender
Remove the skin
Slit open the peeled brinjal with knife to check infestation of any worm
Mash the pulp thoroughly with masher
Chop onions into small pieces
Chop tomatoes into small pieces
Keep a Wok on gas flame and add oil/ ghee
Allow the oil to become warm and add onions for sauting
Add salt at this stage so as to caramalise faster
Add tomatoes and allow them to become tender and stir occassionally
Add peas and stir
Add degi mirch
Add mashed brinjal and reduce gas flame
Constantly stir the pulp till it starts the leaving the oil/ ghee
Switch off the gas flame
Garnish with green chilly and coriander leaves
Delicious bharta is ready
Serve it with roti or parantha

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