bharta
BHAR-tah
A spiced mashed vegetable dish from India.
Meaning & usage
Bharta is a popular Indian dish made by mashing cooked vegetables, often eggplant, with spices and herbs. It is commonly served with flatbreads like roti or paratha and is known for its smoky flavor, especially when the vegetables are roasted over an open flame. Variants like 'baingan bharta' specifically refer to the eggplant version, which is a staple in many Indian households.
In a sentence
For dinner, we enjoyed a delicious bharta made with roasted eggplant and spices.
As seen in crosswords
bharta is a 6-letter answer. A typical clue:
“A spiced mashed vegetable dish from India” (6)
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