Punjabi Bharwaan Baingan (Stuffed Eggplants)

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Punjabi Bharwaan Baingan
Punjabi Bharwaan Baingan

I know! I know! I am back with another eggplant recipe again. It seems  that I can’t get enough of this meaty, nutritious and delicious vegetable. But hey, if there is another recipe to make and share then why not..

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Baby eggplants are perfect for cooking. They don’t take long to cook and make a hearty meal.

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Jazzed with some spices and that’s it! The list of the spices can be small or long, no matter what, they never disappoint you.

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This is my mother’s recipe and very close to my heart. My mom makes the best Baingan, which ever form it is. I love her Baingan Bharta. It used to be on the top of my list for her to prelate, whenever I visited home. Served with some hot Roti. Complete bliss!

Punjabi Bharwaan Baingan
Punjabi Bharwaan Baingan

While taking notes from mum, I snapped in between when she said, you have to cut the onions lengthwise and “very” thin. I shot back…are you serious? No! Not doing that. I don’t have time and patience to cut the onions per your instructions and this will make the recipe too tedious for me. She didn’t like it but knowing me, the kind of strong headed daughter I am, she didn’t persuade me further. I asked, “what if I process the onions in food processor” and she agreed. I must say that the result was fabulous. The filling came out so thick and paste like that it was much more in control.

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So, I filled the slit eggplants with the onion and spice paste. Seared them in some mustard oil.

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Covered them with lid to cook the insides and wallah…finger licking delicious and soul warming Bharwaan Baingan were ready.

I have added a step of microwaving the stuffed eggplants to reduce th actual cooking time and that has always helped. Though it is optional. You may skip it and add the eggplants directly to the oil. Did you ever believe that a Bharwaan or Stuffed recipe can be this simple and can be achieved within 20 minutes from start to finish?

Check it out for yourself! 

If you like Bharwaan Baingan, then you would like Shailja’s Gujrati Bharwaan Baingan  too. Just click on the link 👆 to get the recipe. 

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I had a great time cooking these in my Indian American kitchen. I hope you will enjoy it too!!

Sonal

 

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22 Comments

  1. By the way it is not “wallah” (unless it was deliberately spelled that way as a joke). It is a French word and it is spelled VOILA!

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  2. Thank you wonderful recipe…have you tried making this in air fryer too? I saw your other baigan bharwaa recipe in air fryer, was wondering if the punjabi bharwaan baingan can also be made in air fryer..

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    1. Thanks !
      Making cuts –
      take an eggplant. Hold it from the stem side while the other side faces you.
      With knife, make 2 cuts/slits diagonally till you reach the bottom. Don’t cut through the bottom. Leave atleast 1/4 to 1/2 inch intact at the bottom. We want cuts still the whole baby eggplant together.

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