Vaangi Baath / Brinjal Rice

Ingredients:

Rice – 1.5 cups

Brinjal – 4 nos

Onion – 1( chopped )

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds – ½ teaspoon

Ghee - 1 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp

Curry leaves - few

Salt – as per taste.
For powder:

Red Chillies – 3 nos

Corriander Seeds – 1.5 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Peanuts - 1 tbsp
Channa dhal – 1 tsp

Urad dhal – 1 tsp

Cinnamon stick – 1 small piece

Cloves – 2 nos

Coconut gratings – 1 tbsp

Salt – ½ tsp

Oil – 2 tsp.

Slightly fry a Channa dal, urad dal, red chillies, corriander seeds,cumin seeds,cinnammin,cloves,peanut and grated coconut in little oil. Let it cool and grind them in to a powder.

Method:

• Cut brinjal length wise and put it in water.
• Cook rice.Make sure you do not over cook rice.Allow rice to cool.
• In a kadai put the oil and ghee and when it is hot add mustard. When it pops up, add chopped onion, curry leaves and fry well.
• Add brinjal along with turmeric powder and salt and stir fry till the brinjal is soft. Add ground vaangi baath powder and stir well. Then add cooked rice and mix well.Serve with onion Raitha.