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{{short description|Fried mixture of mashed vegetables}}<br />
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| name = Bharta<br />
| image = Vorta 2.jpg<br />
| caption = Different types of Bengali bharta<br />
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| country = [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]]<br />
| region = [[Indian subcontinent]]<br />
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| served = served with rice <br />
| main_ingredient = mustard oil, onions and chillies with bharta elements. <br />
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| variations = potato bharta, fish bharta, egg bharta<br />
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[[File:Eggplant-&-Tomato-(Bhurta)-optimized.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Eggplant & tomato bhurta, [[Baingan Bartha|Baingan ka Bhurta]]]]<br />
''Bhurta''' or '''bharta''' is a lightly fried mixture of mashed vegetables (chakata) in the [[cuisine of India]], [[cuisine of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]] and [[cuisine of Pakistan|Pakistan]].<ref name="Purba">{{cite book|last=Parida|first=Laxmi|title=Purba: Feasts from the East: Oriya Cuisine from Eastern India|publisher=[[iUniverse]]|date=2 April 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=exe3Yb4fnPAC&pg=PA126|isbn = 0-595-26749-1|accessdate= 14 September 2009}}</ref><br />
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An example of this is [[Baingan Bartha]].<br />
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==Ingredients==<br />
Bhurta recipes vary depending upon the region and the vegetable(s) used.<ref name="Purba" /> In general, the ingredients are as follows:<br />
*A vegetable, such as ''aloo'' ([[potato]]), ''baingan'' ([[eggplant]]), or ''kalara'' ([[Watermelon|bitter melon]])<br />
*''Tamatar'' ([[tomato]]) or ''pyaz'' ([[onion]])<br />
*[[Chaunk]] (Tempered spices)<br />
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==Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Nona ilish vorta.jpg|Salted ilish vorya<br />
Meshed potato (alu bharta).jpg|Alu vorta (mashed potato)<br />
Shutki vorta 2.jpg|Dry fish cottage<br />
Morich vorta.jpg|Red pepper vorta<br />
</gallery><br />
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==See also==<br />
{{portal|Food}}<br />
* [[Indian cuisine]]<br />
* [[Pakistani cuisine]]<br />
* [[List of vegetable dishes]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Indian vegetable dishes]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Bihari cuisine]]<br />
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{{India-cuisine-stub}}</div>
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