Easiest Baigan ka bharta

Easiest because you need not even cut the onions!
But there is a secret ingredient - sarson ka tel (mustard oil).

I was always reluctant to cook baigan ka bhurta - what will all the mess it creates on the gas stove. None the less - priya showed me a recipe and I have become a fan.

Ingredients:
1) Large eggplant/brinjal/baigan 1
2) Tomatoes 1-2
3) Green chillies 2-3
4) Sarson ka tel -one teaspoon
5) Garlic - 4-5 cloves
6) Coriander (optional)

1) Roast the egg plant on the gas stove. Alternatively you can do it on microwave too. Just poke it enough
2) Let it cool
3) De-skin it
4) Mash it- if it is getting painful -run it in a mixie but for a split sec - you don't want baigan chutney (though someone told me that makes a good mexican dish)
5) Then cut tomatoes - add to it. Finely chop green chillies and garlic - add to it.
6) Add 1-2 teaspoon of mustard oil. No need to add salt. Just mix it.

It is a cold and makes a good side-dish/ salad.

P.S: My mother's version is hot version where she cooks everything together in gas and adds onion too. One can try that as well.