Vaangibaath ( Eggplant Rice/ Brinjal Rice)

The other twenty-four hours my friend as well as I were out running errands as well as nosotros felt similar going to a South Indian Restaurant. While the North Indian restaurants are ubiquitous, South Indian are harder to come upward by. I don't know just why.. However I recollect the western globe relates Indian cuisine mainly to flatbreads ( rotis, paratha, naan), chicken tikka masala, tandoori chicken, aloo gobhi as well as chole than to the South Indian cuisine of dosas as well as idlis. Dosas are cypher just pancakes as well as crepes spell idlis are steamed rice-lentil cakes both of which shape the mainstay of South Indian Cuisine.Anyways, nosotros happened to become to Dosa Hut ( translates every bit pancake hut) to swallow around overnice as well as crispy masala dosa. 

While nosotros were done, my friend ordered around Vaangibaath "to go" for her hubby as well as her for dinner. She doesn't know how to arrive as well as was craving it. Her ordering Vaangibaath made me crave it too.. I realized I had non made Vaangibaath inwards a long time. I decided to brand it. Vaangibaath or Vangibath is cypher just Eggplant Rice. "Vaangi"
means "eggplant"or "Brinjal" as well as "Baath" is rice. Basically it is rice as well as eggplant cooked together amongst flavorful spices to arrive something similar a pulao( pilaf). It is quite uncomplicated as well as slow to make. I had around chimes eggplant inwards my refrigerator as well as I made it for dejeuner the adjacent day. It is unremarkably served amongst around chutney or raita ( yogurt based salad). My married adult man as well as I both relished it.

You larn Vangibath pulverization inwards the store. I don't similar to function on a whole bunch of pre-mixed spice mixes inwards my pantry if I am alone going to brand the dish sporadically. I function on a bunch of basic spices as well as mix it when I desire a specific mix. For Vangibath I purpose sambar pulverization as well as add together a yoke of other spices to it. I purpose sambar pulverization to brand my bisibelebath too. Here is my quick version of Vaangibaath.

Servings: 4-6

Prep time: fifteen minsCook time: 20 minsTotal time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

White rice ( Basmati or whatever long grain rice is preferred): two cups
Water: 4 cups
Onion: two medium, chopped lengthwise
Cashew halves: 1-2 tbsp ( optional)
Eggplant, long diversity ( Chinese eggplant): 3-4 medium-sized.
Oil: two tbsp ( I used kokosnoot oil; whatever cooking fossil oil tin endure used).
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
Cinnamon stick: 1 inch piece
Cardamom:4 pods
Bay leaf: 1 small
Sambar powder: 2-3 tbsp
Salt: 1 tsp
Jaggery or sugar: 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves: 1 tbsp  for garnish ( 1 tbsp)

Method:

Wash as well as soak basmati rice inwards H2O for atleast thirty mins. Drain as well as function on aside.

Heat fossil oil inwards a sauté pan or pressure level pan. Add mustard seeds. Once it splutters, add together curry leaves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves as well as cardamom. If adding cashew halves, add together them now. Sauté for 15-20 seconds.

Add the sliced eggplants. Sauté for 3-4 mins until the eggplant slightly wilts. Now add together the sambar powder. Mix well. Add the washed as well as drained rice. Add 4 cups water, salt, jaggery as well as select it to a boil. Reduce the open fire to low.

Cover as well as create for fifteen mins.

When done, fluff the rice using a serving spoon.
Garnish amongst freshly grated kokosnoot and/or coriander leaves.

Serve hot amongst raita/cucumber-tomato slices and/or chutney of whatever kind.

Enjoy!   I can't aspect to select this to Angie's Fiesta Friday#174! I am certain this volition endure something novel to everybody!

Cooking made easy:

If using a pressure level cooker, don't purpose weight or whistle.
If it is convenient for you, y'all tin purpose the Vaangibath mix that is readily available inwards stores.

Tip for good for y'all living:

Cooking amongst minimal fossil oil reduces the overall calorie as well as fatty content of the meal. H5N1 dominion of pollex is that whatever dish that uses H2O for cooking, does non need much fossil oil to cook.

Food for thought:

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