Product Overview

Fresh Indian Baby Eggplant (Brinjal / Baingan) features small, round, deep purple eggplants with tender flesh and mild flavor. These are a staple in Indian, South Asian, and Middle Eastern cuisines. Fresh Baby eggplant: The egg-shaped glossy purple fruit has white flesh with a meaty texture.

The cut surface of the flesh rapidly turns brown when the fruit is cut open.The fruit is botanically classified as a berry and contains numerous small, soft seeds which are edible, but have a bitter taste because they contain nicotinoid alkaloids.

Brinjal Varikatri is one of the bigger varieties of brinjals, deep purple in color. They have a shiny skin and come in broad variety of shapes, sizes and colors while the flesh is creamish and spongy in texture and contains several small, soft edible seeds. While the dissimilar varieties differ slightly in flavor and texture, it generally has a mild enjoyably bitter taste.

Indian Name: Brinjal | English name: Aubergine | Scientific Name: Solanum melongena | Medicinal values: Reduced Risk of Cancer, Weight Loss, Better Skin Tone

Nutritional Facts: Fiber, Vitamins Minerals and Nasunin | Recipes: Baigan Bharta, Baigan Bhaji