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Baingan Bharta Recipe — A Vegetarian Recipe You Will Love!

August 30, 2017 12 Comments

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Baingan Bharta Recipe

Trust me, you'll LOVE this Baingan Bharta recipe

My vegetarian friend Sonia is SO good at finding tasty and unique new recipes, and she’s been raving about this Indian Baingan Bharta recipe for the last few weeks and then…THEN she sent me some to try.  The flavor is out of this world.  🙂  Even better, right now you can find these ingredients at the farmer’s market or your own garden.  As a reader friend, Julie, once said, “I love recipes with a personality!” and this one has got it goin’ on.

DON'T be freaked out if you don't like eggplant, it's not my favorite either, but I love this!

From Sonia:

“I just made the Indian eggplant dish I told you about and wanted to share this Baingan Bharta recipe with you. I could barely save enough to bring to my mom tomorrow. I just wanted to eat it all!!  If you need a quick post, the recipe is below:  (Fear not the amount of spice!! It's not overpowering at all!!)”

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Baingan Bharta (Indian Eggplant)

Author: Sonia via Kelly the Kitchen Kop

Ingredients

  • 1 large eggplant
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 large tomato chopped
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon coriander
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 jar tomato paste about 7 ounces
  • 1/4 cup real cream best from pastured cows
  • Sea salt
  • Optional additions to your own taste: ginger garam masala, garlic, yogurt, sour cream.

Instructions

  • Roast the eggplant in the oven at 400* or on the grill:  Cut in half, place cut side down on non-stick foil or parchment paper. Roast until skin is almost black and flesh is soft.  Scoop out insides when cool. It looks disgusting and is a bit of a pain to scoop it all out of there, but it tastes so good, it's worth it!
  • Coat bottom of a skillet with olive oil. Heat until shimmery, then add spices. Stir the spices in the oil for about 1 minute, to infuse the oil with the flavors of the spices.  Add the onions. Cook until almost translucent.  Add the eggplant, tomatoes, tomato paste, cream, and salt to taste. Also add any optional additions now.  Cook for a few minutes until to desired consistency.
  • Can be served on its own for a low carb dish (all the flavors make it very satisfying this way), or over rice or flatbread.  (Rice in the pressure cooker is so easy!  And try these homemade tortillas that are a lot like flatbread.)
  • Makes about 2 1/2 cups, so adjust the recipe for your family.  It does have a nice spicy bite to it, so the kids may not go for it, but most adults will go WILD over the flavors!

**My mom's Physical Therapist is from India and said the dish is called Baingan Bhurtha, but I am totally fuzzy on the spelling. I looked it up online and found several different spellings. The name didn't really matter to me, since it was a delicious way to eat up fresh seasonal produce!”

Thanks Sonia!

Let us know if you have more ways to use up eggplant?

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Comments

  1. Katie says

    September 1, 2017 at 8:26 PM

    Could you give an amount in ounces or cups for the ‘jar of tomato paste’? Thanks!

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    • kitchenkop says

      September 1, 2017 at 10:05 PM

      I’m so sorry, I meant to add that information, it’s 7 ounces. I will add that to the post!

      Kelly

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  2. Kelly the Kitchen Kop says

    August 30, 2017 at 3:03 AM

    And BTW, don’t be scared off if you don’t normally like eggplant, this is so good!!!!

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  3. Danielle Levins says

    July 18, 2017 at 5:09 PM

    That looks so yummy! Saving that!

    Reply
  4. Reza says

    September 14, 2010 at 12:23 PM

    Following is another way of making bharta

    o Grill eggplant until it is soft inside and skin is black
    o Remove the eggplant paste
    o Make a paste by using spoon
    o Add yogurt (1/8 of the eggplant quantity)
    o Add black pepper and salt to your taste

    Reply
  5. jenna of food with kid appeal says

    August 27, 2010 at 8:32 AM

    perfect timing, been getting eggplant every week at the market and i need more ways to prepare it. i’m bookmarking this one.

    Reply
  6. Sarah says

    August 26, 2010 at 9:18 PM

    Eggplant – yum! I will have to try this.
    2 ways Iike eggplant: 1 as a cold summer salad – roast or grill the eggplant and bake, saute or grill chicken breast as desired – cut into bite sized pieces and dress with lots of fresh cilantro, and garlic balsamic vinaigrette. Serve cold.
    Another way: Saute diced eggplant in olive or coconut oil with some minced garlic, add diced tomatoes, oregano and basil, and serve hot over rice.
    My kids and I also love to eat eggplant raw!

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  7. mPaula says

    August 26, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    I like to make eggplant Parmesan. I slice the eggplant ~ 3/8″ thick and bake at 350F, turning once. I put a bit of plain tomato sauce on the bottom of a shallow dish; add a layer of eggplant, then a vegetable-filled tomato sauce; repeat and sprinkle top with grated Parmesan. Bake until heated through. I am often served some variation of this at functions when I ask for a vegetarian option.
    Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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  8. Soli @ I Believe in Butter says

    August 26, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    Wah! I love eggplant! Maybe when I go to the market this weekend I’ll remember to get ingredients for this.

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  9. Julie says

    August 26, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    I have been seeing gorgeous eggplant at the farmer’s market and now I know what to use it for. Thanks Sonia for the recipe. I can tell it’s got some “moxie”!

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  10. Sonia says

    August 26, 2010 at 7:46 AM

    Kelly,
    A quick note about the recipe…
    The picture of the finished dish is of a variation I made on the original recipe you posted. To the original recipe I added: 1 can of tomato paste while cooking the eggplant and 1/4 cup whipping cream at the very end before serving. It’s creamier and richer this way and is the one you tasted. Without the tomato paste and cream it is still delicious and allows you to really experience the flavors.

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  11. Wendy (The Local Cook) says

    August 26, 2010 at 2:27 AM

    Yum! I get something similar at Bombay Cuisine called Bhuna Bhurta (I think LOL). I know it’s eggplant. Will have to try this when I get some eggplant from the CSA.

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