Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, spicy "baingan-ka-bhartha"brinjal curry. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook spicy "baingan-ka-bhartha"brinjal curry using 14 ingredients and 22 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Spicy "Baingan-ka-Bhartha"Brinjal Curry:

1. Get 2 Mid sized Brinjals
2. Make ready 6 Tomatoes
3. Make ready 2 Big Lemons
4. Get 2 Onions
5. Get Green Chilis
6. Take Ginger (Optional if you use Ginger Garlic Paste in the mix)
7. Prepare "Masalas" Condiments :
8. Get Tumeric (Haldi)
9. Get Ginger-Garlic Paste
10. Prepare Garam Masala (chilli powder)
11. Make ready White Vinegar
12. Prepare Paprika Powder (if you have some)
13. Prepare Oil (little to do a "Bhigar") in the beginning
14. Make ready Add more oil later - when all the vegetables are half cooked

Steps to make Spicy "Baingan-ka-Bhartha"Brinjal Curry:

1. First wash the two Brinjals and poke them all over with a deep fork - smear them with oil - leave them for an hour or so
2. With a sharp knife "Score" each of the Brinjals into six sections - just cutting through the skin - not into the Brinjal
3. Burn the skin of the Brinjals on the open fire (keep turning them with a pair of tongs) till the skin is almost all wrinkled and blackish
4. Remove the green cap and the stem attached to it
5. Cut the slieces six per Brinjal along the scored places
6. Cool the Brinjals and sprinkle a little paprika onto the pulpy inside of each slice - and put them aside till later
7. Use a Pressure Cooker for a quick cook-up - or a normal big pot
8. Take a pinch of each Masala and lightly "burn" with a tablespoon of oil
9. With a wooden spoon keep mixing the 'Masalas' in the dish - till you get a good smell of the mix (don't worry if it all sticks to the bottom of the dish - keep scraping it off gently) This is called the "Bhigar"!
10. Add the chopped/diced Onions in the 'masala-mix' for 2-3 minutes - till slightly brown
11. Put the pre-chopped Tomatoes into the dish and swirl it all around
12. Add another pinch or two of Salt & Sugar - mix on a low heat for 2-3 minutes
13. Squeeze some lemon - and add chopped green chillies - into the mix - sprinkle a tea-spoonful of white vinegar into the mix
14. Add half a cup of water & put the lid on the pressure cooker
15. Heat for 5 minutes - for the first hiss - switch off the heat
16. Wait for it all to cool - remove the whistle slowly - take off the lid
17. Add a table-spoonful of Imli (Tamarind) Paste if you like it to have a "sour-ish" flavour
18. Add the Brinjals into the mix (add one half cup more of water- if you want to have a "liquidy"curry)! Some prefer a "pastey" consistency
19. Put the lid back on - and cook till the second hiss 10 minutes or so
20. Your 'Baingan-Ka-Bharta' is ready
21. Serve with Yogurt and Chapatis or White Rice.
22. Adding pickles/salt to taste ENJOY!

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