Baigan Ka Bharta

Ingredients

One large sized Eggplant or Brinjal
One bunch Spring Onion
Groundnut powder (roasted and grinded coarsely)2-3 tablespoon
Green Chillies 5-6 or (according to taste)
Dry Coconut or Khobara 9-10 thin small flakes
Garlic 3-4 flakes
Ajwain seeds 1-2 small table spoon.
Fresh Coriander or cilantro half bunch
Lime half piece
Salt and Oil

Method:

1. Wash the brinjal and wipe it, apply some oil all over the brinjal with your hands and make 10-15 cuts (vertical) with a knife on the brinjal and bake it in the oven at 350 or 450 degrees. Let it bake till it is fully soft, you can see wrinkles on the outer skin of the brinjal,that means it is done.
2. Let it cool and later remove the skin of the brinjal carefully and keep the pulp part aside.
3. Mash the pulp nicely with a potato masher, add salt, ajwain seeds and crushed garlic flakes and mix all well.
4. Take a pan, put oil, later add green chillies, finely cut spring onion, and coconut flakes and let it cook. Add groundnut powder with little salt and let it cook without a lid. After it is done add the brinjal pulp mixed with garlic, ajwain seeds and little salt. Let it cook well.
5. Once it is done, garnish it with finely chopped coriander and serve with little lime juice on it. It tastes great with puri, chapaties or even rice.