Baigan bhartha

What you need
1 large Eggplant (baingan)
1 large tomato
1 large onion
oil, mustard seeds, turmeric
chilli powder
salt
some lemon juice
cilantro (coriander)

What to do
1. Make a small slit on the Eggplant and microwave it, with the baked potato setting. After its done, flip it over and run one more cycle of baked potato setting.
(If you have the Indian style gas, and not the coil, roast it directly on the gas. flipping it continously so that its done from all sides)
2. Finely chop tomato and onion.
3. heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds. Add turmeric when the seeds splutter.
4. Add all the chopped tomato and onion, cover and cook
5. Put the eggplant in a pan with cool water. Let stay for 3-4 min. Remove its skin and smash it up with a large spoon.
5. Add the Eggplant to the kadai, mix it up. Add salt to taste, chilli powder and some lemon juice.
6. let it cook for 10 min on medium flame, stirring occasionally.
7. Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve

Vanessa special tips
1. this bharit tastes magnificent with bhakri rather than roti.
2. Even if you normally dont add lot of chillies, add more than normal red chilli powder in this recipe.
3. Lemon juice and cilantro add the little extra to make it special.
4. When the hot Eggplant is put in cool water, its skin comes off easily.