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V for Vangi bath
Vangi bath was always common in my mother’s family because they thought life is worthless if one doesnt eat brinjals/eggplants. My brother and I grew up hating it as brinjal would be served at least thrice a week along with bitter gourd and broad beans. After I got married, I started falling in love with this vegetable, reminds me of home and K is not a brinjal lover so we make it twice in a month. The only time my brother was forced to eat it was when he was abroad and he is back to hating it again.
This is what we made for father’s day as both my father and father-in- law love brinjal. Happy Fathers day to them.
The recipe is from Cooking with Pedatha and has other vegetables like Potatoes, capsicum and peas and is more like a vegetable rice. I followed the recipe only that I didnt do the powder myself. I used MTR Vangi bath Powder.
This is my entry for A-Z indian Vegetables “V” hosted by Nupur of One hot stove and JFI eggplant,hosted by Sangeeta of Ghar ka Khana
Ingredients:
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1 cup uncooked rice
5-6 brinjals
1 medium sized potato
1 medium sized bell pepper
1/4 cup of peas
1 table spoon of Vangi bath powder
1/4 cup each of dry roasted chana dal and urad dal powder
For the paste :
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1/2 cup of dessicated coconut powder
3 green chillies
a few sprigs of coriander(1/4 cup)
4 tablespoons of ghee(optional) or you can use oil
For the Popu:
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1 teaspoon urad dal
1 teaspoon chana dal
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 dry red chillies
A few curry leaves
A pinch of hing/asafoetida
1. Cook the rice with a pinch of turmeric and each grain has to be separate.
2. Dry roast the coconut and grind with chillies and coriander to make a paste
3. Dry roast the chana dal and urad dal and grind to a powder
4.In a large skillet, heat oil/ghee and do them popu by adding chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds, red chillies, curr leaves, a pinch of hing/ asafoetida
5. Add the potatoes, brinjal pieces , bell peppers and saute until done.
6. Add half of the paste to the vegetables and the other half to the rice.
7. Also add , vangi bath powder,ghee, salt to the rice and mix well
7. Once the vegetables are done, add the rice , mix well and serve hot with raita or any chutney of your choice.
Comments
You are smart.. One recipe, two entries
Suganya
June 19th, 2007
Even I never liked vangi bhath before. But since my hubby is a eggplant fan, I make this often now. Your idea of adding peas, potatoes is great. I am going to try next time. Thanks….
Shilpa, you can leave out the brinjals and use the powder and other veggies. It tastes as good as the vangi bath!
shilpa(aayisrecipes)
June 19th, 2007
i love brinjal in any form and i always loved vangi baath. my hubby is allergic to brinjal, so brinjal cooking is limited in our home also
yeah sia, the more K doesnt want to eat, the more I crave for the veggie, otherwise I wasnt a big fan either!
sia
June 20th, 2007
I agree: life is worthless without brinjals
I love this veggie! Thanks for sharing a great recipe.
Nupur
June 20th, 2007
Hi Dee,YAY!! I love Brinjals and Vangi Bhaat always been a fav. of mine.I made the same too for V at Aroma:))
Looks great.Thanks for this version too.
Yeah, I saw that ashakka, its a pleasure!
Asha
June 20th, 2007
wow!!!i love eggplant ..This is so nice and yummy …Nice pic
Thanks Deepa!
Deepa
June 22nd, 2007
I never heard of vangi bath… will def try, thanks for the recipe…
let me know how you like it dumela!
Dumela
June 23rd, 2007
Hi,
Tried and tested your recipe for Vangi Bath with a few moderations here and there. Loved the results..Thanks for a wonderful recipe WITHOUT onions…There are days when one cant have onions and this is a delightful option.
Cheers, Shobha
Shobha
August 19th, 2008