- 1 big Eggplant
- 2 med. size tomatoes
- 1/2 cup green chopped red bell pepper
- 1 green chili
- 1/4 inch piece of ginger
- Olive oil in a can
- Pinch of asafetida
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili
- 1 teaspoon sat adjust to tast
- 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro to garnish
Let’s get started, shall we 
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake eggplant for 45 mins.
Allow the eggplant to cool. Peel off the skin and chop into small peices.
Blend the tomatoes, ginger and green chili.
Add 2-3 sprays of Olive oil in a heated pan. Stir fry the bell pepper for about a minute and set aside.
In the same pan, add cumin seeds and asafetida. Add 2-3 more Olive oil sprays. The seeds will start cracking.
Add tomato puree, coriander powder, turmeric, red chili, and salt. Let it cook for a few minutes.
Add eggplant. Let it cook on medium heat. Keep stirring and mashing the eggplant as it cooks. This is now coming together!
Cook for about 8 to 10 minutes. The eggplant looks smooth and creamy!
Add bell pepper and fresh cilantro to the eggplant and mix it gently
There you go! Delish Baingan bharta with the lowest possible calories…Yummy!
Very good and delicious lokking dish. Hope Kunal liked it. Next time roast Baingan on flames of wood or coal , like barbeque and then stuff with spices and fry in oil…Oh that may not be the process..but something like that. Check with your mom.
Kunal loves it! Mom told me the same thing.. I’ll definitely try the roasting technique next time, thanks for the tip.
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Wow. This looks real good. I love the seasonings in the dish a lot. Thanks.
Thanks Mark
Glad you liked it! It tastes awesome .. let me know if you get around to trying it out.
Interesting recipe.I’m familiar with the one Prakash mentiones, roasting and frying, that is delicious.I cant wait to try this one too. I came across your site from the foodieblogroll and I’d love to guide Foodista readers to your site. I hope you could add this eggplant widget at the end of this post so we could add you in our list of food bloggers who blogged about eggplant,Thanks!
Thanks so much for stopping by Alisa
This is a simpler recipe and may not have the charred taste as one gets with roasting. Let me know how it turns out for you 
As you can see, I’ve updated the post with the Eggplant widget.