Recipe: Appetizing Baingan Palak Bharta

Baingan Palak Bharta.

You can cook Baingan Palak Bharta using 17 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Baingan Palak Bharta

1. Prepare 1 of large Eggplant.
2. It's 1-2 bunches of spinach, chopped along with the stems.
3. You need 2 tbsp. of oil.
4. It's 1 tsp. of mustard seeds.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of cumin seeds.
6. Prepare 1/4 tsp of asafoetida.
7. It's 1 sprig of curry leaves.
8. It's 1 of large onion, chopped.
9. You need 1 tsp of ginger, chopped finely.
10. Prepare 1 tsp of garlic, chopped finely.
11. It's 1-2 of green chilies, chopped.
12. You need to taste of salt.
13. It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
14. It's 1 tsp of red chilli powder.
15. It's 1 tbsp of coriander-cumin powder.
16. It's 1 tsp of sambar powder.
17. You need For garnishing of sliced onion, coriander leaves, fresh lime & fresh chilies.

Baingan Palak Bharta step by step

1. Slit the eggplant into half but let it remain intact. Apply few drops of oil all over it as this helps to peel the skin off easily. Roast on an open flame till the skin is charred. Cool and peel the skin off. Mash well and keep aside..
2. Heat oil in a pan & temper with mustard seeds. Allow it to splutter. Then add the cumin seeds and asafoetida. Saute for a few seconds..
3. Add onion, ginger, garlic, green chilies & curry leaves. Saute till light brown..
4. Add all the dry spices and give it a stir..
5. Add the chopped spinach and stir fry on a medium flame till the moisture has evaporated..
6. Add the mashed eggplant and salt. Mix well and saute for 2-3 minutes..
7. Garnish with sliced onion, fresh lime, fresh chilies & coriander leaves and enjoy with any Indian flat bread..