Aubergine Relish

Baingan Bharta

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Rice, Spice and All Things Nice

By Reza Mahammad

Published 2006

  • About

This is similar to the Middle Eastern baba ganoush, otherwise known as aubergine caviar. It’s ideal as a snack with pitta or any flat bread.

Ingredients

  • 2 medium aubergines weighing about 700 g (1 lb)
  • 1 tsp <

Method

Place the whole aubergines under the grill and cook them until their skin becomes crispy. Turn them occasionally so that all the sides brown evenly and the aubergines cook inside. Allow to cool in a bowl covered in clingfilm. Remove the skin and mash the flesh to a pulp. Add the cumin.

Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the sliced onions with a pinch of salt, and fry until golden brown.