Ingredients

• 1 - big baingan
• 1 - medium sized onion (finely cut)
• 1 - big tomato (finely cut)
• 1/2 tsp - turmeric powder
• Mirchi powder to taste
• 1 pinch - hing powder
• Salt to taste
• Coriander leaves (finely cut)

How to Make Plain Baingan Bartha

• Bake the baingan in the oven for 45 minutes at 400 degrees. Let it cool.
• Fry the onions till it turns to golden colour.
• Put turmeric powder, mirchi powder, hing powder, salt and tomatoes.
• Fry for some more time until the tomatoes are mashed.
• Remove the outer skin of the baked baingan and mash it with the hand or grind it in the mixture for fine texture.
• When the tomatoes are done, add the baingan mixture to it and boil it for some more time.
• Before serving, garnish it with fresh coriander leaves. You can have it with chapathi or rice.