Vangi Bath | Brinjal Rice
Vangi bath is a healthy and delicious Karnataka dish made with cooked rice, brinjal with a special spice blend.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice (180-200g)
- 2-3 Long green brinjal diced
- 1 Onion small, diced
- 2 tsp Cooking oil
- ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
- 2 sprigs Curry leaves
- 1 tbsp Cashew Nuts / Peanuts
- 2 tbsp Vangi Bath Powder heaped spoons
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- Grated coconut handful (optional)
Instructions
Prep work
- Rinse the rice under water until clear. Add it to a container and fill 2 times the quantity of rice taken. If you have 1 cup of uncooked rice, you will need 2 cups of water (same measurement cup).
- Pressure cook the rice for 3 whistles and turn off the cooker. Once the cooker's pressure has released, remove the rice from the container and spread it on a plate, so that it can cool down.
- While the rice is being cooked / cooling down you can prep the vegetables. Peel the onion and dice it into small pieces. Wash the brinjal and cut them in to 1-inch cubes. Keep a bowl of water next to the cutting board to add the cut pieces. This is to avoid the brinjal pieces from discolouring.
Preparing the vangi bath
- Place a kadai on medium heat. Add the cooking oil. Once the oil is warm, add the mustard seeds and allow it to sputter.
- Next, add the peanuts/ cashewnuts. Saute them in the oil for 15-20 seconds.
- Now, add the curry leaves and sliced onions. Saute the onions until they are soft.
- Add the cut brinjals without the soaking water. This might sizzle a bit, so drain as much water as possible before adding the brinjal pieces to the kadai.
- Mix all the ingredients well. Now add the vangi bath powder and cook the spice powders along with the brinjals and onions. Add 1 tsp salt too. Brinjal cooks fast so this should take less than 3-4 minutes.
- Once the brinjal has cooked (light green brinjal would've turned into a dark green colour now) turn off the flame.
- Add the cooked and cooled rice to the kadai. Squeeze the juice of one lemon on the rice along with half a teaspoon of salt.
- Take your time and mix the Vangi Bath very well. The taste of the spices and seasonings should be coated well with all grains of the rice.
- Once mixed, you can serve Vangi Bath along with Cucumber raita or plain curd.