Fruits and vegetables should be bought and eaten with great care during the rainy season. Insects start growing rapidly in vegetables during the rainy season. Brinjal is especially such a vegetable in which there is a high risk of insects. It is important to check the brinjal thoroughly before making roasted brinjal bharta. However, worm-infested brinjals can be identified even while buying them. Sometimes brinjals have too many seeds which do not make a good vegetable. Such brinjals can also be identified with the help of some tips. Know how to identify worm-infested brinjals?
How to identify eggplant with insects and seeds?
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Whenever you go to a vegetable shop, while buying brinjal, check whether there are any holes or marks on the brinjal. If the upper skin of the brinjal is clean, smooth and without any holes or marks, then the chances of insects coming out are less.
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You should buy brinjal without holes and cracks. Because brinjals with small spots and holes may turn out to be rotten from inside. Such brinjals may also have insects. Therefore, buy only clean brinjals.
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When buying brinjal, check it by pressing it lightly with your hand. If the brinjal goes in a little when pressed, then understand that it has less seeds. If the brinjal is not going in when pressed and feels hard, then such a brinjal may be full of seeds.
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Always buy light brinjals. If the brinjal is heavy, it will have more seeds. Such brinjals can also turn out to be rotten from inside. Therefore, do check it once by picking it up in your hand. Buy only those brinjals which are big in appearance but light in weight.
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When buying brinjal, first look at its skin. If there are wrinkles on the brinjal or it looks shriveled and lifeless from the top, then understand that it is old, that is, it has been stored. If the color of the brinjal looks slightly faded, then understand that this brinjal is not fresh. Always buy dark colored and smooth brinjal.
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