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Vangi Bath Recipe | Brinjal Rice Recipe | How to make Vangi Bath Powder

Vangi Bath (Brinjal Rice) with step by step pictures. Delicious spicy brinjal rice made with brinjal and spices which is tossed with cooked rice to create this amazing rice dish.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • Rice - 1 cup
  • Ginger - 1 tblspn juliened
  • Green Chilli - 2 slited
  • Onion - 1 sliced thinly
  • Curry leaves- 1 spring
  • Brinjal - 2 chopped I used Green Long Brinjal called Vazhuthalagai
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar - 1 tsp

For Vangibhaat Powder:

  • Oil - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tblspn
  • Channa Dal / Kadala Paruppu - 1 tblspn
  • Coriander Seeds / Mullu Malli - 2 tblspn
  • Cumin Seeds /Jeerakam - 1 tsp
  • Sesame Seeds / Yellu / Til - 1 tblspn
  • Raw Peanuts - 2 tblspn
  • Dry Red Chilli - 2 to 3
  • Coconut - 2 tblspn Grated

For Seasoning:

  • Oil - 3 tblspn
  • Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
  • Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
  • Asafoetida / Kaya podi / Hing - ¼ tsp
  • Urad dal / Ulundu Paruppu - 1 tsp
  • Channa Dal / Kadala Paruppu - 1 tsp
  • Raw Peanuts - 1 tblspn
  • Turmeric Powder / Manjal podi - 1 tsp

Instructions

  • Wash rice in lots of water and take it in pressure cooker. Add in 2.5 cups of water and cook for 2 whistle. Let it simmer for 5 mins. Now turn off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself. Open the pressure cooker and fluff the rice with a fork. Let this rice cool down.
  • Heat 1 tsp oil and when it is hot, add all ingredients except coconut and roast on a low heat till light golden. Now add in coconut and give a stir. Roast it for a min. Allow this to cool down, and grind this into a fine powder. Set this aside till use.
  • Now heat oil in a kadai. Add in all the seasoning ingredients and fry for a couple of min.
  • Now add in onions, green chilli, ginger, curry leaves and saute for a min.
  • Now add in brinjal and toss well with the oil. Add in salt and mix well.
  • Cook this covered for 5 to 8 mins till the brinjal is cooked. Open the lid and add in sugar and vangibhaat powder. mix well. Cook this for couple of min.
  • Add in the cooked rice and mix well with the masala.
  • Cover and let it steam for 5 mins on low heat.
  • Serve with raita.
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