baingan bharta & channa "bharta"

cooking with Papa using eggplants from our garden! :) forgot pictures. :(

bangain bharta (based on recipe from Madhur Jaffrey's "An Invitation to Indian Cooking")

ingredients: eggplant, onion, ginger, garlic, hot chile pepper, turmeric, cilantro, tomato, garam masala, lemon juice

• 1 large eggplant, peeled and cut into small chunks
  
• blend/mince:
  
• 1 medium onion
  
• 1 inch square ginger, grated
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
  
  
• 1/2 hot green chile, finely sliced
  
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp cilantro, chopped
• 1 large tomato, chopped small
  
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp lemon juice
  

1. toss eggplant in neutral oil and put under broiler
2. cook onion/ginger/garlic mince with chiles, turmeric, cilantro, and tomato
3. add eggplant and garam masala and lemon juice and salt
4. cook and mash and adjust seasonings

channa "bharta"

ingredients: chickpeas, onion, ginger, garlic, roast garlic, hot chile pepper, cilantro, tomato, garam masala, turmeric, cayenne, lemon juice

• 1 can chickpeas
• 5+ cloves roast garlic and garlic oil
  
• blend/mince:
  
• 1 small onion
  
• 1/2 inch square ginger, grated
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
  
  
• 1/2 hot green chile, finely sliced
  
• 1/2 - 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp cilantro, chopped
• 2 medium tomato, chopped small
  
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1/2 - 1 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 - 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  
• 1 tsp lemon juice
  

1. cook garlic olive oil, roast garlic, onion/ginger/garlic mince with chiles, turmeric, cilantro, and tomato
2. add chickpeas and garam masala and lemon juice and salt
3. cook and mash and adjust seasonings