5 Tasty Indian Brinjal (Eggplant) Recipes

1. Baingan Bharta

Roast the brinjals over an open flame. Peel and mash. Heat oil and add cumin seeds. Add onions, green chilies, ginger-garlic paste, tomatoes and spices.

2. Stuffed Brinjal (Bharwa Baingan)

Make slits in the brinjals. Mix spices and stuff mixture into the brinjals. Heat oil and add stuffed brinjals, onions, ginger-garlic paste and tomatoes.

3. Brinjal Fry (Baingan Fry)

Mix rice flour, besan and spices. Coat the brinjal in flour. Heat oil and shallow fry the brinjal slices. Drain on paper towels and serve hot.

4. Brinjal Sambar

Cook toor dal with turmeric powder and mash. Heat oil and add mustard, cumin and fenugreek seeds. Add onions, green chilies, tomatoes, brinjals, sambar powder, salt and tamarind paste. Add dal and mix.

5. Brinjal and Potato Curry (Aloo Baingan)

Heat oil and add cumin seeds. Add onions, green chilies, ginger-garlic paste, tomatoes and spices. Add potatoes and brinjals. Mix well and cook on medium heat.