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Bhurta, vorta, bhorta, or bharta is a lightly fried mixture of mashed vegetables (chakata) in the Bangladesh, India, Nepal and
Nona ilish vorta.jpg, Salted ilish vorta
Meshed potato (alu bharta).jpg, Alu vorta (mashed potato)
Shutki vorta 2.jpg, Dry fish cottage
Morich vorta.jpg, Red pepper vorta
Bhurta, vorta, bhorta, or bharta is a lightly fried mixture of mashed vegetables (chakata) in the Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
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An example of this is Baingan Bartha
Baingan bharta or Baigan Chokha (mashed eggplant) is an Indian dish prepared by mincing grilled eggplant (''baingan'') and mixing it with tomato, onion, herbs and spices. Grilling the eggplant over charcoal or direct fire infuses the dish with ...
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Ingredients
Bhurta recipes vary depending upon the region and the vegetable(s) used. In general, the ingredients are as follows: *A vegetable, such as ''aloo'' ( potato), ''baingan'' (eggplant
Eggplant ( US, Canada), aubergine ( UK, Ireland) or brinjal (Indian subcontinent, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa) is a plant species in the nightshade family Solanaceae. ''Solanum melongena'' is grown worldwide for its edible fruit.
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), or ''karela'' ( bitter melon)
*''Tamatar'' ( tomato) or ''pyaz'' ( onion)
* Chaunk (Tempered spices)
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See also
* South Asian cuisine * List of vegetable dishesReferences
Indian cuisine Bengali cuisine Indian vegetable dishes Pakistani cuisine Bihari cuisine {{India-cuisine-stub