Bhurta

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Bharta
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Different types of bharta
Typesavory
Region or state Indian subcontinent
Serving temperatureserved with rice or ruti
Main ingredientsmustard oil, onions and chillies with bharta elements
Variations Aloo bhorta, baigan bharta, tamatar bharta, shutkir varta, narikel shutkir vorta

Bhurta, vorta, bhorta, bharta or chokha [1] is a lightly fried mixture of mashed vegetables in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent. [2]

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Some variations of this dish are baingan bhurta and aloo bhurta.

Etymology

The word Bhurta is derived from the Sanskrit roots bhṛj (भृज्) and bhṛkta (भृक्त) [3] which mean something which is roasted or fried. Thus bhurta refers to a spicy mash made from roasted, boiled or fried vegetables. [4]

It is known by different names in South Asia itself, as in;

Ingredients

Bhurta recipes vary depending on the region and the vegetable(s) used. [2] In general, the ingredients are as follows:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Grierson (1885). Bihar Peasant Life: Being a Discursive Catalogue of the Surroundings of the People of that Province. Bengal Secretariat Press.
  2. 1 2 Parida, Laxmi (2 April 2003). Purba: Feasts from the East: Oriya Cuisine from Eastern India. iUniverse. ISBN   0-595-26749-1 . Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  3. ↑ Platts, John T. (John Thompson) (1884). "A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Platts, John Thompson (1884). A Dictionary of Urdū, Classical Hindī, and English. H. Milford.


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