Vangi Bath | Brinjal Rice

Vangi bath is a authentic Karnataka dish & I enjoyed it @ sagar's for many years while I stayed in bangalore. This is also one of the dishes that is more often made in my house & it's our favorite.

Prep Time-15mins | Cooking Time-30mins | Yields-4Servings 

Ingredients:

4Cups cooked basmati rice or 2Cups uncooked basmati rice

7Small brinjal or 2Chinese brinjal sliced
1Medium onion chopped
2Tbs peanuts
1Tbs mustard seeds
2Red chili's cut equally 
2Green chili's sliced
4Tbs vangi bath powder

2Tbs oil

Salt for taste
2Tsp lemon juice (Adjust as needed)
1/2Tsp of hing
Few curry leaves 
Directions

- Cook rice with 3&1/2 cups water and cool it for a while.

- Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves, chili's & peanuts. Once the mustard starts jumping add onion to pan.

- Fry till onions are translucent.

- Add the chopped brinjal to it and close the pan with

a lid. Allow them till they are done.

- Once veggies are cooked add vangi bath powder, salt to pan. Switch off heat after 1min & add lemon juice to pan. Mix them well.

- Mix rice & brinjal mixture with rice. Adjust salt & lemon juice if needed. Allow the rice to sit for 30mins before serving as all the flavors with set perfectly.

- Serve with papad or potato chips.

Note:
- You add tamarind pul instead of lemon in case if you don't like. 
- This is a spicy dish, if you want it less spicy just avoid adding gree chili's in the dish. 
- Add cashews along with peanuts if you like.

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