This week’s recipe is vangi bath, a rice dish made with aubergine. It is one of the speciality dishes of Karnataka state in India. I hope you will like it!
Ingredients
- 1 aubergine, cut into pieces
- 1 cup cooked rice
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1–2 green chillies
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp masala powder
- Fresh coriander leaves to garnish
For the seasoning:
- 1 tsp Bengal gram
- 1/2 tsp urid dal
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- A few curry leaves
- 1 tbsp oil
Method
Heat the oil in a saucepan, then add all the seasoning items. When they splutter, add the aubergine pieces and let them cook till they’re done.
Next add the turmeric powder, salt, lemon juice and 1 tsp masala powder.
Mix with rice and serve hot.
Note: To make your own masala powder, you need 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, three cloves, a 1-inch cinnamon stick and 1 tsp desiccated coconut. Fry all but the coconut in a little oil for 5 minutes, the turn off the heat and add the coconut. When it cools down, grind in a coffee grinder into a fine powder.
Ratna Pusarapu
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