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 servings
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

20 min

25 min

Very Easy

Bengali Begun Pora/ Roasted Eggplant Bharta

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Ingredients

Number of serving: 2

1 eggplant, slit lengthwise

Handful of fresh coriander

1 medium red onion

Few green chilies

Generous drizzle of mustard oil

Salt

Preparation

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.