Bharva Baingan Recipes | Winter Special Stuffed Baingan, Bharva Baingan

In the season of winter when all vegetable are fresh, make a delicious brinjal stuffed with masala. It called Bharva Baingan or Stuffed Brinjal which look awesome with chapatti and achar. Bharva Baingan is Gujarati Kandiyavadi’s favorite recipe also known as Stuffed Baingan. 

Ingredients for Stuffed Baingan, Bharva Baingan

Small Brinjal (baingan): 125 gram

Coriander Leaves (chopped): 1/4 cup

Onion (chopped): 1 medium

Potato (grated): 1 small

Cumin seeds: 1/2 tablespoon

Turmeric powder: 1/4 tablespoon

Chilli powder: 1 tablespoon

Besan: 1 tablespoon

Tamarind (imli) pulp: 1 tablespoon

Grated jiggery: 1 tablespoon

Chana dal(roasted): 2 tablespoon

Oil: 1 teaspoon

Asafoetida (hing): a pinch

Salt as per your taste

Method How to Cook Stuffed Baingan, Bharva Baingan  

Step 1: Take a pan, add oil, and add cumin seeds and asafetida.

Step 2: After seeds sizzled, add onions and close pan until onions get golden brown.

Step 3: Add potato, turmeric powder, chilli powder and gram flour and mix it well, cooks it for 2 -3 minutes.

Step 4: Add the tamarind pulp, jaggery, coriander, chana dal, salt and ½ cup of water mix it 

well.

Step 5: Take brinjals , criss-cross slits , stuffed the prepared mixture in it.

Step 6: Add remaining mixture on all brinjals, add salt, and some water cook it for 5 minutes.

Step 7: Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with chapati and parotha.