Which one is better Indian way of cooking Brinjal (Baigan)? Bharwan (Stuffed) OR bhurta (Mashed and fried)?

Answer 1

i find baingan bhurta recipe good because i never liked to have baingan before i tasted this recipe
Baingan Ka Bharta

Ingredients

1 egg plant (brinjal) (should be fat and big)
5-6 big onion finally chopped
7-8 green chillies
2 tablespoon fine cut ginger
5-6 big tomatoes finally chopped
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp dhania powder
salt to taste
oil & jeera for saute
green coriander to garnish
1 tsp Garam Masal and a pinch of heeng

Method:

If you have an oven, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease the Egg Plant with some oil and wrap in the baking sheet and put in the oven. Keep checking it with pressing it with some stick.

or

If you have a gas burner, put the eggplant directly on the burner and keep turning it till the outer skin starts cracking and can be peeled off easily. Remember, this process has to be done carefully so that the inner part of the EggPlant is cooked well.

1. Allow the eggplant to cool a little. Peel the outer skin of the eggplant under cold water.
2. When the skin is removed, crush the eggplant using knife/spoon or masher well so that it has an even consistency. you can spare the seeds if you want.
3. Put some oil in a pan. When hot, put heeng and Jeera(cumin seeds) into it. After 5 seconds put the finely chopped onion into it.
4. When the onions are light golden brown, add the finely cut green chillies and ginger into it.
5. Heat it for 2-3 minutes. Then add tomatos and stir untill this masala leave oil..
6. Add all the masalas and add the eggplant to it. Stir it well and crush the eggplant as much as possible.
7. Heat it untill egg plant mix into this onion and tomato paste.
8. The more you saute it the more you get the taste of it.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with Parathas or Roti.

Answer 2

It is a matter of taste. If no restriction for use of oil, fried salry brinjal is better, else fry it before boiling in the Indian way (if you mean so)

Answer 3

are you sure you want to limit your choice to just these two briinjal dishes?there are any number of brinjal dishes as you surely must know,however keeping to the point,each has its own distinctive flavour,depends on your taste or as the mood takes you.In my household stuffed baigan is served with roti,or a fried rice ,indian style or a biryani.while bharta is a more simple affair going with plain steamed rice ,both are delicious ..

Answer 4

i make a mean brinjal and prawn curry

braise onions in ghee/oil with cumin seeds, add tomato, crushed garlic, crushed green chilli, cumin powder, red chilli powder and a pinch of tumeric - allow to simmer til tomato is cooked
add thickly sliced unpeeled brinjal and whole peeled shrimp
simmer covered til the brinjal is cooked
garnish with fresh chopped coriander
serve with hot bread or chappatis
Enjoy

PS u can add potato cubes as well

Answer 5

boil whole brinjal till cooked,keep aside to cool. unskin,smash.
Heat little oil in a non stick vessel,add cummin seeds,finely chopped onion,fry to golden brown,add chopped tomato,simmer till oil seperates,add smashed brinjal,salt and vinegar to taste,cook in a small flame for two minuites ready to serve burta

Answer 6

brinjal is one tasty vegetable to be cooked, that it hardly matters whether you make burtha or bharwan, as long as you cook it good

Answer 7

I like fried or stuffed.

Answer 8

Bharta is a low fat recipe.Baingan bhagi is quick and bharwan has a touch of delikasse.

Answer 9

I say make Baigan ka Salan.

Answer 10

depends upon the how u make it.both taste better.