When it comes to Roasted Eggplant or Baigan Choka, most of the time it is done over a fire to give that nice charred and roasted flavor. Lots of the time it is done on a gas stove over an open flame or sometimes we do it when we fire up the grill. Unfortunately, it isn’t possible to fire up the grill every time we want to enjoy this dish so we found a way to do it in our electric oven.
We simply slit the Eggplant or Melongene lengthwise, cut some slits, stuff it with garlic, drizzle with oil, then roast in a 425°F oven for about 30 – 45 minutes until it’s nice and charred.