Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, baingan ka bharta - pakistani baba ganoush. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This is basically a Pakistani style Baba Ghanoush. Eggplants mixed with many delicious spices. Baingan ka Bhurta, a dish similar to Baba ghanoush is one of the popular dishes from the Pakistani However, the method of cooking the baba ghanoush and baigan ka bhurta is similar but tastes Baba ganoush is super easy to make.
Baingan ka Bharta - Pakistani baba ganoush is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Baingan ka Bharta - Pakistani baba ganoush is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have baingan ka bharta - pakistani baba ganoush using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Baingan ka Bharta - Pakistani baba ganoush:
- Take Aubergine Roasted (Baingan) – (without skin – see the photos.)
- Take Oil -
- Prepare Tomatoes – finely chopped
- Take Onions – finely chopped
- Prepare chilies Green – medium chopped (mild)
- Prepare Cumin seeds – (lightly crushed in a pestle mortar)
- Make ready Fenugreek seeds (Methi danay) –
- Take chilies Dried red – whole -
- Get chili powder Red –
- Take Cumin Powder –
- Make ready Turmeric –
- Prepare Salt – (adjust later if needed)
- Get Lemon lemon – Juice for (optional)
In a way it tasted a lot like baba ganoush minus the tahini and olive oil. It used to be favorite until I was introduced to this Punjabi version. Hey, i have tried baingan ka bartha with cooked basmati rice and it was amazing. You can compare baingan bharta to baba ganoush as the method of roasting eggplant is the same.
Steps to make Baingan ka Bharta - Pakistani baba ganoush:
- Roast the whole aubergines in an oven for 45 mins at 180 degrees. Put them in water for 5 mins while hot. It will loosen the skin and make the flesh easily removable from the skin. Open the aubergine with your hand & scrap the pulp with a spoon. See the photos. Any Turkish grocer will have roasted aubergines sold in a bottle. You can use those as well.
- In a pan heat the oil. Add cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds,whole red chilies and cook for about a minute on medium to high heat. Let them crackle.
- Add chopped onions and saute for another minute. Do not brown them.
- Now add chopped tomatoes and cook for 3-5 mins. Add a splash of water to loosen the tomatoes.
- Add salt, chili powder and cumin powder. Cook for a minute more. Don’t let it burn.
- Add the roasted (mashed) aubergines. Mix and cook on high heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Now reduce the heat to low, add half of chopped chilies and cover with a lid. Let it cook for 20 mins.
- Once the oil comes out on the sides in the pan, garnish with fresh chopped coriander and chopped chilies. Serve hot. You can add a bit of lemon juice on the top if you like.
But the seasonings, spices etc used are totally different. In this baingan ka bharta recipe, I have also incorporated the dhungar method of infusing the smoky aroma of burnt charcoal. Baingan bharta (mashed eggplant) is a dish from the Indian subcontinent that originated in the Maharashtra precisely Khandesh region. An authentic recipe for baba ganoush with simple ingredients and step by step guide. Learn how to make the best baba ghanoush with lots of tips and variations.
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