Bengali begun pora/ roasted eggplant bharta

Name: Bengali begun pora/ roasted eggplant bharta
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 1 eggplant, slit lengthwise; Handful of fresh coriander; 1 medium red onion; Few green chilies; Generous drizzle of mustard oil; Salt

Main Dish

2 servings

Very Easy

45 min

Ingredients

1 eggplant, slit lengthwise
Handful of fresh coriander
1 medium red onion
Few green chilies
Generous drizzle of mustard oil
Salt

Preparation

Preparation20 min

Cook time25 min

Smoke or roast the eggplant. Hold the eggplant over a low open gas flame. Rotate frequently.
In the meantime, keep all your other ingredients ready.
After about 20 minutes, when the skin is completely charred, remove the eggplant from the flame.
Allow the eggplant to cool, then discard the skin. Mash the eggplant with the back of a fork or use your hands.
Add the onion, green chilies, coriander leaves, mustard oil and salt and mix well. The smoke-kissed Bengali Begun Pora is now ready to be eaten with ruti.