VANGI BATH KARNATAKA STYlE

Vangi bath is a Karnataka special and is a full meal itself.In Karnataka it is prepared with the long green variety of brinjals but Ididn't get that veriety here so I used the normal brinjals

And here is the recipe

FOR VANGI BATH POWDER IN KARNATAKA style............

Coriander seeds -- 1tab sp

Chana dal -- 1 tab sp

urad dal --- 1tab sp

poppy seeds --- 1/2 tea sp

seasame seeds -- 1 tea sp

cloves -- 2 no.

Cinamon --- 1/2 inch stick

Red chillies --- 2-3

Dry coconut -- 2 tab sp

oil -- 1 tea sp

Heat oil in a pan and fry all above ingredients till light brown colour and make powder and store in a air tight container.

RICE --- 1 cup

Wash and soak rice in water for 10 min then cook till done and let it cool

Brinjals -- 200gms cut in to 1 inch pieces

potato -- 100 gms peel the skin and cut in ti 1 inch pieces

capsicum --- 1 small cut in to small pieces

Mustard seeds --- 1/2 tea sp

pea nuts --- 1 tab sp

Salt to taste

Turmeric -- 1/2 tea sp

METHOD:-----

Heat oil and add mustard seeds and let them pop up then add pea nuts fry till golden colour then add potato pieces and let them cook till tender, then add brinjal pieces and fry till almost done

Now add capsicum pieces and fry for few min. then add turmeric powder.salt to taste,vangi bath powder and fry for few more min (if you like you can add 1 tea sp tamarind paste or 1 te sp lemon juice to this).

Now add cooked rice and mix well.

serve hot with any raita or any thing you like.

I like to have this with out any side dish

This one is a very good choice for lunch box.