Vangi Bath or Brinjal Rice

Vangi Bath or Brinjal Rice is one of those popular dishes from Karnataka. This is a spicy rice dish with few dry coarse powder. It can be served with Appalam, Pappad and Potato Chips.

Few of my teammates love Vangi Bath that is prepared by me.

Here is the recipe..

Ingredients
Brinjals - 4 (medium sized, slit lengthwise)
Basmathi Rice - 250 gms
Onions - 1
Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Salt - as required
Water - 400 ml

To Grind
Channa Dhal - 1 tbsp
Whole Dhaniya - 1/4 tbsp
Fenugreek Seeds - less than 1/4 tsp
Small Dry Red Chillies - 6
Cumin Seeds - 3/4 tsp

To Season
Channa Dhal - 1/2 tsp
Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves - few

Procedure
(1) Dry roast the items given in "To Grind" by adding them one-by-one in a hot pan
(2) Heat Oil in a pan and add items given in "To Season" one-by-one
(3) Add the chopped onions, half the salt and saute it for 5 min
(4) Add turmeric powder and saute till onions turns light brown
(5) Add the lengthwise chopped Brinjal pieces
(6) Cover and cook till Brinjal pieces are cooked
(7) Grind the dry roasted items as a coarse powder
(8) Add the coarse powder to the cooked brinjal pieces
(9) Saute it till the raw smell is off
(10) Now add the grated coconut to it

(11) Boil the Rice in a rice cooker and spread it in a wide plate
(12) Allow the rice to cool for few minutes
(11) Add the boiled rice to the brinjal mixture
(12) Pour a tablespoon of ghee and mix it again
(13) Transfer the Brinjal Rice to a serving dish

(14) Now your Vangi Bath is ready to be served hot