Weeknight Achari Baingan (Spiced Eggplant).

Be amazed by the flavor profile of this Achari Baingan (Spiced Eggplant) Recipe that you can easily make during the week.

My mom makes this delicious Weeknight Achari Baingan (Spiced Eggplant) recipe. Achari Baingan translates to Spiced Eggplant Dish in English. I had her measure all the ingredients she uses to teach me the steps. This is an easy recipe to make and it turns out delicious! Additionally, this recipe, also does not use onions, which is common in achari baingan (spiced eggplant) recipes.

Achar is a catch-all term for pickle, a popular condiment in Indian-Cuisine. Achar adds a tangy, sweet and salty heat to dishes. Many types of vegetables can be pickled and made into an achar, such as carrots, or mango. My favorite is a Nimbu or Lemon Achar. You can read more about Aachar here: Achaar: The Indian Pickle

The vegetables chosen for achar are pickled in oil with whole spices, such as nigella and fenugreek seeds, and that is what forms the basis of the flavor profile of this recipe.

It can be a struggle to get my kids to eat eggplant, but with hot rotis, a side of dal (lentils) and some yogurt, they will happily eat this eggplant dish.

Weeknight Achari Baingan (Spiced Eggplant)

Quick and Easy Achari Baingan Recipe

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

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• 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 Long Chinese or Japanese Eggplant, chopped
• 3 Garlic Cloves
• 2" Peeled and grated Ginger
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds (Rai)
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
• 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds (Methre)
• 1 tsp Fennel seeds (Saunf)
• 1 tsp Nigella/black cumin Seeds (Kalonji)
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• Salt to taste

Instructions

 

• Add 1 Tbsp of oil into a pan. Once hot , add mustard seeds, cumin, fenugreek, fennel, and nigella seeds. Let them sizzle for 1 minute.
• Add 3 chopped garlic cloves and grated ginger. Saute for 1-2 minutes.
• Then add chopped eggplants and tomatoes. Lower heat and let cook through. Once heated, cover the pot and let cook until eggplant is soft and tomatoes are mushy. Mix every few minutes ,to ensure no sticking.
  
• Once eggplant is soft, add salt and turmeric. Continue to let cook until it comes together. At the end add 1 tsp of Garam Masala
  
• Serves 4-6 . Serve with hot roti, daal and yogurt

Notes

You can also use a large eggplant for this recipe as well as baby tomatoes. Its a pretty forgiving recipe and it tastes delicious!

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If you’re looking for more easy weeknight recipes, check out my Chili Recipe.