Vangi bhaat - Karnataka rice recipe
Vangi bhaat Karnataka rice recipe. It is a one dish meal and easy to make. It is usually made for a festival meal, for get together, party etc. It may be served at room temperature so is good for parties or for lunch box. Spicy Vangi bhat powder is used to make this Brinjal rice.
Ingredients
How to make vangi bhaat – Spicy tempered rice with eggplant
Ingredients for vangi bhaat for two servings
- Rice pre cooked fresh/leftover – 2 cups
- Vangi/eggplant/brinjal – chopped 1 cup
- Vangi bhaat masala – 1 to 1 1/2 tbsp more or less according to taste.
- Jaggery powdered or sugar – 1 tsp
- Salt – 1 teaspoon or to taste
- Curry leaves – 7-8
Ingredients For tempering:
- Vegetable oil or Ghee clarified butter – 1/2 tbsp
- Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
- Asafoetida – a pinch
Optional ingredients:
- Red chili powder – 1/4 tsp for extra hotness, more or less according to taste.
- Fresh Coriander leaves / Cilantro – 1 tbsp chopped
- Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Fresh grated coconut – 1 table spoon
- Green fresh or dry red chili – 1 No.
- Peanuts ground nuts – 8-10
Instructions
Preparation before making vangi bhaat – Spicy tempered rice
- Chop/slit chili if using
- Chop coriander leaves
- If rice is lumpy, break the lumps using your fingers or a fork. Keep aside. Rice should not be hot. It will break while mixing if it is hot.
Cooking Method for vangi bhaat
- Heat oil in a kadai / frypan. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
- Add cumin seeds.
- When they stop crackling, add asafetida, turmeric powder
- Add chopped chili, curry leaves. Fry for 5 seconds.
- Add chopped vangi/eggplant and fry for a few seconds. Cover and cook for 2 minutes or till eggplant are just done.
- Add vangi bhaat powder, red chili powder (if adding), jaggery and salt. Mix well.
- Cover and cook for a minute.
- Add rice and mix well.
- Add chopped coriander leaves, fresh grated coconut. Mix.
- Take off the flame and keep aside till serving time.
- Vangi bhaat / spicy tempered rice is ready. Serve it as a meal by itself or with a cucumber or tomato salad and papad.
Notes
Tips – Variations
- The basic recipe needs very few ingredients.
- You may add 1/2 tsp chana dal and 1/2 tsp urad dal after the mustard seeds have crackled.
- You may add other chopped vegetables such as potato, fresh green peas.
- Rice should be at room temperature or cold.