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This menu has great nutritional balance, providing a good variety of food groups and key nutrients.

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Carbohydrates

66.6g / 65%

Protein

12.5g / 12%

Fats

10.2g / 23%

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Enjoy this balanced cuisine made with tasty, nutritious, and affordable local ingredients. Did you know that adding vegetables and herbs at the end of cooking helps to retain their vibrant colours, flavour, crunchiness, and important nutrients?
Enjoy your meal with orange, pineapple, pawpaw, or other fruits high in Vitamin C, to help your body use more iron from the meal. #livestrongwithiron
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Baingan Bharta Pita Pockets Recipe

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Indian Main Course

Baingan Bharta Pita Pockets Recipe

Name: Baingan Bharta Pita Pockets Recipe
Prep time: PT20.00M
Cook time: PT40.00M
Total time: PT70.00M
Yield: 4.00
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 Tablespoons MAGGI Hot & Sweet Tomato Chilli Sauce; 2 Brinjal; 2 Tablespoons Oil; 1 Onion (Chopped); 1 Inch Ginger (Crushed); 4 Cloves Garlic (Chopped); 3 Tomato (Chopped); 2 Green Chillies (Chopped); 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder; 2 Tablespoons Coriander Leaves (Chopped); 5 Pita Bread; 5 Tablespoons Hung Curd

70Min

Medium

Recipe Variants

Baingan ka Bharta is a popular North Indian dish, made by mashing roasted brinjals and cooking them with simple spices and condiments. The mouthwatering smoky flavour that comes from charring the baingan, is what makes this dish stand out from the rest. A well-smoked Baingan ka Bharta, never fails to add a special touch to our regular everyday meals! Once the bharta is ready, place spoonfuls into pita pockets. Cover them with a freshly made tomato-onion salsa, using MAGGI Hot & Sweet Sauce. Top them with some hung curd or beaten cream and your Baingan Bharta Pita Pockets are ready to delight your kids.

Ingredients

4 Servings

2 Tablespoons

MAGGI Hot & Sweet Tomato Chilli Sauce

Brinjal

2 Tablespoons

Oil

Onion (Chopped)

1 Inch

Ginger (Crushed)

4 Cloves

Garlic (Chopped)

Tomato (Chopped)

Green Chillies (Chopped)

1 Teaspoon

Red Chilli Powder

2 Tablespoons

Coriander Leaves (Chopped)

Pita Bread

5 Tablespoons

Hung Curd

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Nutrition Value

Energy

397.46 kcal

Carbohydrates

66.59 g

Protein

12.54 g

Fats

10.18 g

Information per serving

Step 1

20 Min

Prepare ingredients as mentioned in the list.

Step 2

20 Min

Roast the brinjal on an open flame or grill it till soft inside and burnt outside. Then, wash it under a tap to remove all the burnt skin, remove the leftover skin by hand, peel it properly and mash it well.

Step 3

15 Min

Heat oil in a karahi, fry the chopped onions till golden brown. Add ginger, garlic and fry for 5 minutes. Now add the tomatoes and sauté till soft.

Step 4

5 Min

Add green chillies, red chilli powder and sauté for a minute. Add the mashed brinjal, salt and mix well. Continue to sauté till the mixture is well blended. Add coriander leaves and mix well

Step 5

10 Min

To serve, make a fresh salsa by mixing together the chopped tomato, onion and MAGGI Hot & Sweet Sauce. Slit and open each pita bread and stuff with the Baingan Bharta, top with 1 tbsp. of fresh salsa and 1 tbsp. of hung curd

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Prepare ingredients as mentioned in the list.

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Heat oil in a karahi, fry the chopped onions till golden brown. Add ginger, garlic and fry for 5 minutes. Now add the tomatoes and sauté till soft.

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Add green chillies, red chilli powder and sauté for a minute. Add the mashed brinjal, salt and mix well. Continue to sauté till the mixture is well blended. Add coriander leaves and mix well