vangi bath rice recipe /brinjal rice(bhath)
Ingredients
- Boiled rice - 11/2 cups
- Oil -1/2 tbsp
- Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
- Bengal gram dal/kadala paruppu -1 tbsp
- Urad dal/ulutham paruppu - 1 tbsp
- Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
- Some curry leaves
- Brinjal chopped - 1 cup length wise(soaked in water)
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
- Vangi bath masala - 4 tbsp or as needed
- Ghee for mixing rice - 1 tbsp
- Roasted peanuts -2-3 tbsp
- Tamarind extract of small lemon
- Some chopped coriander leaves
Instructions
- First take extract of Tamarind and keep ready with all ingredients and chopping ready.
- Keep a kadai with oil add mustard,uraddal and bengal gram dal and let mustard splutter and when dal changes colour add curry leaves with asafoetida.
- Then add brinjals with salt and turmeric powder,saute nicely.
- when color of brinjal changes add tamarind water close lid and cook brinjals.
- When brinjals are cooked add vangi masala and let it simmer for few minutes.
- Adjust the consistency by adding water.
- In-between spread the cooked rice in a large bowl by adding ghee to it.
- Vangi bath paste should be semi gravy consistency to mix up with rice.
- Switch off.
- Add vangi bath paste,peanuts and chopped coriander to rice and mix well.
- Its ready to be eaten with any papadams.
Notes
If you get longer variety brinjals use it.
Use ghee for mixing rice for more flavour.
Adjust adding vangi masala gravy according to taste.
Peanuts can be fried in oil and can be added or simple roasted peanuts is itself enough.
Use ghee for mixing rice for more flavour.
Adjust adding vangi masala gravy according to taste.
Peanuts can be fried in oil and can be added or simple roasted peanuts is itself enough.