Baingan Chokha
Smoky fire-roasted brinjal mashed with mustard oil, onion, and green chilli. Bhojpuri favourite served with litti or roti.
Ise baigan chokha naam se bhi khoja jata hai.
Ingredients
Garnish
- Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)
Main
- Mattu Gulla Eggplant — 250 g (chopped)
- Wheat Flour (Atta) — 100 g (ground)
- salt (optional) (whole)
- Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
- coriander powder — 1 tsp (ground)
- onion — 100 g (chopped)
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
Tempering
- Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
Method
- Wash the Mattu Gulla eggplant and apply a little mustard oil on the skin, then roast it directly on an open flame or under a grill, turning often, until the skin is charred and blistered and the inside is completely soft, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Let the roasted eggplant cool slightly, then peel off the charred skin and mash the flesh well with a fork or masher.
- Meanwhile knead the wheat flour with a little water and salt into a stiff dough, roll into small rounds and roast on a hot tawa until lightly toasted, then crush into coarse crumbs (litti-style sattu substitute) and set aside.
- Heat the mustard oil in a small pan until it just starts to smoke, then let it cool a touch and pour it over the finely chopped onion in a mixing bowl.
- Add the mashed eggplant, coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt to the onion, and mix everything together well, folding in the crushed roasted wheat flour crumbs for texture.
- Taste and adjust the salt and chilli, then garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve the baingan chokha warm or at room temperature with rice or roti.
Common questions
- Baingan Chokha ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- भोजपुरी बैंगन चोखा ko English mein Baingan Chokha likhte hain.
- Ek plate Baingan Chokha mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 72 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 20 min lagta hai — 5 min taiyari, 15 min pakana.