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Baingan chutney recipe can be prepared easily with Baingan. This smoky mushy dish serves well as a side dish with chapatis as well as with dal-rice. You can serve it as a dip with pakoras or fritters.

Preparation time:  15 mins

Cook time:  10 mins

Total time:  25 mins

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients

(measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)

bharta baingan or a large aubergine: 1 medium

onion: 1 tbsp chopped

garlic cloves: 2; ginger ½ inch (made into a paste or ½ tsp ginger-garlic paste)

carom seeds/ajwain: ¼ tsp

kashmiri red chili powder: ¼ tsp or add as required

oil: 1 tbsp

salt

coriander leaves or parsley for garnish

Instructions to prepare Baingan chutney recipe

-rinse the aubergine/baingan and place it on the stove top.
-Roast the aubergine on fire.
-Roast until the peel chars completely and the flesh becomes mushy and soft. (check by piercing with knife).
-Place the fire roasted aubergine in a pan or bowl of water. Allow it to cool.
-Peel off the skin, finely chop the roasted aubergine.
-keep aside.
-Heat oil.
-Add the ajwain seeds and fry for few seconds. Add onions, ginger-garlic paste and sauté.
-Add the kashmiri red chili powder and stir.
-Add the chopped aubergine, salt.
-Saute for 5-6 mins on a low flame.
-Switch off the flame. Serving baingan chutney garnished with some chopped coriander leaves or fresh parsley.

-Sumana