Name: Bengali Aubergine Bharta
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 aubergines/eggplant; 2 tbsp mustard oil or vegetable oil; 2.5 cm/1 in piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 brown onion, finely chopped; ¼ tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp salt; 1 green chilli, finely chopped; handful of fresh coriander/cilantro, leaves and stems finely chopped; 2 tomatoes, finely chopped

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Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

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Meat Free Mowgli

By Nisha Katona

Published 2022

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This is basically a spiced aubergine/eggplant purée – if you like baba ghanoush, you’ll love this. It’s a very traditional and popular dish in India, and is amazing served with rice or flatbreads. Flame your aubergines first to get the flesh all smoky, then mash it into a sauce of fresh tomatoes, ginger, mustard oil and green chillies, to make a punchy dip (or side dish) that will blow your mind.

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