Bihari Baigan Bharta

Courtesy Anjana Kumar aka Ma

Serves four

Ingredients

• 1 large sized Indian Eggplant
• 1 table spoon mustard oil
• 3 green chili chopped finely
• 2 table spoons finely chopped ginger
• 2 table spoons finely chopped garlic
• 3 table spoons finely chopped coriander
• 1 table spoon lemon juice
• Salt and Black Pepper to taste
• Small onion chopped finely

How to :

1. Roast the eggplant on fire till the skin starts to turn charred.
2. Remove the skin completely from the eggplant and discard
3. Make a lumpy mash of the eggplant.
4. Add the oil, salt, pepper, chili, ginger, garlic, onion, coriander and lemon juice and mix well.

Serving suggestion

• Serve with Khichdi