Aubergine / brinjal bhartha or salad

November 30, 2020

Aubergine / brinjal bhartha or salad

Brinjal bhartha is a salad type preparation where the brinjal is roasted and the other ingredients are mostly kept raw.

Ingredients:

Brinjal : 1 big

Onion : 1 medium

Capsicum: 1/2 (optional)

Green chili : 1 - 2

Grated coconut : 4 -5 tblsp

Tamarind : marble size ball

Salt : to taste

Procedure :

Wash the brinjal and roast it over a pan keeping it covered and switching sides occasionally. Or you could do this over a barbecue grill until it is soft. Roast the onion aswell if you wish to or leave it raw if you like. You could also roast the capsicum if you wish.

After roasting, peel the brinjal skin on one side and scoop out the flesh; or peel it completely.

Add finely chopped onions, capsicum, green chili, tamarind cut into bits, salt and coconut and mix well. (You may microwave the onion for a minute if you want to avoid the onion odour in your mouth and still enjoy the crunch)