Recipes / North Indian

Baingan bharta

Smoky mashed aubergine with cumin and garam masala.

Household recipes vary; this is a culinary overview for UK home cooks, not a certified restaurant method and not diet advice.

4 servings · Prep 10 min · Cook 35 min · Punjab

Ingredients

  • Large aubergines
  • Cumin
  • Coriander
  • Kashmiri chilli
  • Garam masala
  • Onion, tomato

Method

  1. Char aubergines, peel and mash.
  2. Cumin tadka, onion-tomato, then mash and garam masala.

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