Begun Pora (Roasted Egg plant)

Eggplants are a rich source of various vitamins and minerals and also contain phytonutrients. Phytonutrients have antioxidant property. Eggplants reduce risk of cancer, help in weight loss and also help in improving skin tone. Begun pora also known as baingan bharta is a very common and easy tasty dish. It can be cooked innovatively.

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

Egg plant/begun/baingan: 1 egg plant/baingan/begun roasted, the skin removed and then mashed and kept in a bowl
Tomato: 1 finely chopped
Onion: 1 finely chopped
green chillies: 2 finely chopped
coriander: chopped coriander leaves
Egg: beat 1 egg and keep in a bowl
Refined oil
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder

Method

Take a frying pan and add 2 tea spoon of oil in it. Heat the oil and then add the chopped onion into it. Fry the onion till golden brown and then add the chopped tomato and saute for sometime till the tomato becomes tender. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and salt to taste. Then add the mashed egg plant/baingan. begun and keep stirring. Then add the chopped green chillies and the egg into the mixture. Keep stirring the ingredients till they mix very well. Finally add the chopped coriander leaves from above for garnishing. Serve with chappatis or rice.