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Mashed eggplant bhorta
A 9:16 storyboard, 76 seconds of edit time. Scene lengths are cuts, not the minutes the pot actually needs. Music mood: Sparse acoustic, warm room tone, no lyrics.
Scene 1 · hook · 4s
Hook
Shot. Open tight on the finished Mashed eggplant bhorta, then pull back just enough to see the plate. Ivory linen, warm window light, no faces, no logos, no text burned into the picture.
Voiceover. Mashed eggplant bhorta. Mashed eggplant bhorta, a dish from Bangladesh (বেগুন ভর্তা). Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.
On screen. Mashed eggplant bhorta
Scene 2 · title · 4s
Open on the finished dish
Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Mashed eggplant bhorta, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.
Voiceover. Mashed eggplant bhorta. Mashed eggplant bhorta, a dish from Bangladesh (বেগুন ভর্তা).
On screen. Mashed eggplant bhorta
Scene 3 · ingredients · 6s
Mise en place
Shot. Overhead flat lay. Hands set down small bowls in a quiet rhythm. Labels stay out of frame.
Voiceover. Set out eggplant, mustard seed, red onion, thai chili, neutral oil. Measure before the pan is hot.
On screen. Mise en place
Scene 4 · equipment · 5s
Equipment
Shot. A slow pan across the tools on the counter, then back to the bowl. No brand logos.
Voiceover. You need Oven, Sheet pan, Scale, Tongs, Cooling rack.
On screen. Oven · Sheet pan · Scale
Scene 5 · step · 6s
Step 1
Shot. Photoreal mise en place for the finished dish Mashed eggplant bhorta, the actual ingredients of this recipe on a wooden board, Bangladesh home kitchen, natural side light, no text, no logo, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph.
Voiceover. Heat the oven and put the pan in so the food starts on a hot surface. For Mashed eggplant bhorta, start here: char the eggplant, mash it with onion, chili, and mustard, and salt it last.
On screen. Heat the oven and put the pan in so the food…
Scene 6 · step · 7s
Step 2
Shot. Photoreal close photograph of Mashed eggplant bhorta at the middle of cooking, roast, steam or sheen on this exact dish, no text, no hands covering the food, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Cook 20 min in real time.
Voiceover. Char the eggplant, mash it with onion, chili, and mustard, and salt it last.
On screen. Char the eggplant, mash it with… · Cook 20 min
Scene 7 · step · 6s
Step 3
Shot. Photoreal Mashed eggplant bhorta in its cooking vessel just as it finishes, a spoon lifting one portion of this dish, no text, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph.
Voiceover. The outside should color and the center should reach a safe temperature. Stop when this is true of Mashed eggplant bhorta: Char the eggplant, mash it with onion, chili, and mustard, and salt it last.
On screen. The outside should color and the center should…
Scene 8 · step · 6s
Step 4
Shot. Photoreal finished Mashed eggplant bhorta on a ceramic plate, three-quarter view, natural window light, the whole finished dish in frame, no text, no logo, Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no watermark, fine-dining magazine photograph.
Voiceover. Rest, then carve or spoon onto plates. Mashed eggplant bhorta is eaten in Bangladesh as this plate, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it.
On screen. Rest, then carve or spoon onto plates. Mashed…
Scene 9 · doneness · 6s
How you know it is done
Shot. Close on the center of the food. A skewer, tap, or spoon shows the cue. Hold long enough to see it.
Voiceover. Mashed eggplant bhorta is done when the outside has color and the center is cooked through for the protein in the pan.
On screen. Doneness
Scene 10 · mistakes · 7s
If it goes wrong
Shot. Split screen is unnecessary. Show the finished, correct texture, then a hand points at the cue.
Voiceover. Mashed eggplant bhorta looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center. Mashed eggplant bhorta spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
On screen. Common fixes
Scene 11 · storage · 5s
Cooling and storage
Shot. The dish cools on a rack, then a container is closed. No refrigerator brand in frame.
Voiceover. Cool Mashed eggplant bhorta, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven, not a raw salad.
On screen. Storage
Scene 12 · nutrition · 5s
Nutrition lower third
Shot. Hold on a single serving. A quiet lower third fades in. No medical claims on screen.
Voiceover. One serving is about 108 calories, with 1.7 grams of protein. Pai marks it Healthy.
On screen. 108 kcal · 1.7 g protein · Healthy
Scene 13 · plate · 5s
Plate and close
Shot. Spoon or tongs place the last garnish. Pull back to the full plate. End on steam or a still surface.
Voiceover. Serve 4 plates. Eat while it is at its best.
On screen. Mashed eggplant bhorta
Scene 14 · cta · 4s
Close
Shot. Hold the finished plate. A quiet end card can fade in after the picture. Do not cover the food with a logo.
Voiceover. Cook Mashed eggplant bhorta from the Pai recipe. The amounts, the heat, and the moment to stop are written under each step.
On screen. Cook it from the recipe
Machine-readable script for a later video tool. Scene durations are edit lengths, not cooking times. Long simmers and bakes are jump cuts. Order: hook, title, mise, equipment, one scene per numbered step (shot, on-screen text, voiceover, duration), doneness, fixes, storage, nutrition, plate, and the closing CTA. Keep the shot list and on-screen facts tied to this recipe.