Ingredients

• 2 - Large brinjals (eggplant)
• 2 - Onions (finely chopped)
• 2 - Tomato (finely chopped)
• 2 tsp - Ginger and garlic paste
• 2 tsp - Garam masala
• 2 tsp - Chilli powder
• 2 tsp - Ajwain powder (om seeds)
• 2 tsp - Dhania powder (coriander powder)
• 6 tsp - Oil
• 2 tsp - Jeera
• 2 tsp - Lime juice
• Salt - as per taste

How to Make Simple Baingan Bharta

• Grease the brinjal with some oil all over.
• Make 5-6 slits on the surface of each brinjal with a knife.
• Preheat the oven to 375 deg F and bake the brinjal until it is completely cooked and soft.
• Heat oil in a kadai and add jeera and ginger and garlic paste.
• Add the chopped onion and saute till they become transparent.
• Add chopped tomato.
• Add a little water and cook covered for about 2 mins.
• Add the brinjal to the mixture.
• Add water to get the consistency you need.
• Add all the remaining dry masalas and cook for another 2 mins.
• Remove from stove, add the lime juice and mix well.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve it hot with rotis/chapatis.