Bharwa Baingan | Stuffed Eggplant Curry

September 2, 2022

Bharwa Baingan Recipe | Stuffed Baingan Ki Sabji | Stuffed Eggplant Curry with a detailed photo and video recipe. An easy and flavoured north Indian brinjal-based curry made with a unique blend of masala. It is an ideal gravy-based curry recipe which can be served as a side to any Indian flatbread or to a rice and dal combination. This is a gravy-based recipe and you can make the same recipe dry and serve it as an evening snack with a cup of tea or coffee.
Bharwa Baingan Recipe | Stuffed Baingan Ki Sabji | Stuffed Eggplant Curry with a detailed photo and video recipe. Stuffed eggplant-based recipes are very common across India and are made with different types of stuffing and also eggplant. It is mainly served for roti, chapati, or different types of naan, but the dry variant can also be served with rice variants. One such easy and multipurpose eggplant-based recipe is bharwa baingan recipe, known for its spicy masala taste.

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1 Video for Stuffed Eggplant:

2 Recipe Card for stuffed Baingan Ki Sabji:

3 Ingredients 1x2x3x

4 How to make Bharwa Baingan with step-by-step photo:

5 Method 2:

6 Notes:

As i was explaining earlier, there hundred ways to make a stuffed eggplant recipe. This mainly differs from the way it is stuffed or stuffed masala or even the eggplant used. In this recipe, I have used a purple with white line eggplant which is my favourite compared to all the other eggplants. I personally feel for any stuffed brinjal recipe, these purple-coloured ones are just ideal with the size and tenderness. Anyway, with the stuffed masala I used a unique blend of spices with peanut taking precedence. the south Indian variant includes the use of coconut and til and I have avoided making it north Indian cuisine aligned. Moreover, for the gravy base, I used tomato and onion base, thus making an ideal north Indian curry.

Furthermore, I would like to add some more tips, suggestions, and variations to bharwa baingan recipe. Firstly, the key ingredient for this recipe is the selection of eggplant for it. So you should be using tender and small brinjal for this recipe. Secondly, be generous with the use of oil while making this curry. the flavour just comes out of eggplant when you add oil to it. Lastly, I stuffed the ground spice powder inside the slit brinjal. You may skip it and add it directly to the onion and tomato base while the eggplant is frying. I would not recommend it, but follow it only if you are running short of time.

Finally, I would like to highlight my other Curry Recipe Collection with this post on bharwa baingan recipe. It mainly includes my other related recipes like paneer nawabi curry, brinjal tomato curry, mugachi usal, shimla mirch besan sabji, malai kofta, chana masala, reshmi paneer, dosa kurma, lauki ki sabji, bendekai gojju. Further to these I would also like to mention my other recipe categories like,

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Recipe Card for stuffed Baingan Ki Sabji:

How to make Bharwa Baingan with step-by-step photo:

firstly, cut 15 small brinjal marking ‘x’ in the centre.
soak in water to avoid discolouring.
to prepare the stuffing, in the pan take 2 tbsp peanuts, 2 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tbsp cumin seeds, 2 tbsp sesame seeds, 1 tsp fennel, ¼ tsp methi and 2 tbsp dry coconut.
roast on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
cool completely, and transfer to the mixer jar.
add 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp turmeric, ¾ tsp garam masala, pinch hing and 1 tsp salt.
grind to a fine powder without adding water. masala powder is ready.
stuff the masala into brinjal and reserve the leftover masala.
in a pan heat 2 tbsp oil and roast stuffed brinjal.
fry and cook until the brinjal is half cooked. keep aside.
in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp cumin and 1 tsp kasuri methi. saute until the spices turn aromatic.
now add 1 onion, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste and saute until the onions turn golden brown.
keeping the flame on low, add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder and ¾ tsp salt.
saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
further, add 2 cup tomato puree and cook until the oil separates.
also, add ½ cup curd and continue to cook well.
now add the leftover masala powder and cook well.
add in fried brinjal and give a mix.
also, add 2 cup of water and mix adjusting the consistency as required.
cover and boil for 10 minutes or until the brinjal is cooked well and the oil separates from the gravy.
add in 2 tbsp coriander and mix well.
finally, enjoy bharwa baingan recipe with roti or rice.

Method 2:

firstly, cut the brinjals in an x-shape without taking off the stalk.
soak in water for 10 minutes to avoid discolouring.
meanwhile, prepare masala powder by roasting 2 tbsp peanuts until it turns crisp.
add 1 tsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds and ¼ tsp methi.
roast on low flame until spices turn aromatic. cool completely and transfer to mixi.
also add 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp aamchur and ¾ tsp salt.
blend to a fine powder without adding any water.
now stuff in prepared masala powder to brinjal. keep aside.
in a large kadai, heat 3 tbsp oil and splutter 1 tsp cumin, 1 bay leaf and pinch hing.
add in stuffed brinjal and saute for a minute.
cover and cook on low flame for 10 minutes or until its half cooked.

once the brinjal in half cooked, keep aside.
in the same oil, add 1 onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute well.
keeping the flame on low, add ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder and ½ tsp garam masala.
saute until spices turn aromatic.
further add 2 cup tomato puree and mix well.

cover and cook until oil separates from sides.
now add in fried brinjal and add ½ tsp salt. mix gently.
pour in ½ cup water and mix gently.

cover and simmer for 10 minutes, or until brinjal is cooked completely.
finally, add 2 tbsp coriander and enjoy bharwa baingan with roti or parotta.