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Vangi Bhath Recipe, How to Make Vangi Bhath (Brinjal Rice)

February 18, 2020 53 Comments

Vangi bhath recipe or brinjal rice recipe –Β I love anything with vangi (kathirikai or brinjal) in it. Roasted, grilled, fried, sautΓ©ed, curried, you name it! I don’t remember likingΒ kathirikaiΒ so much as a kid but now, I pick it up every week during vegetable shopping. In Singapore, the more common variety is the longer purple ones that are called Japanese brinjal. The good part is, they usually don’t have worms or bugs in it and stay fresh in the fridge for a longer time. They also don’t have the bitterness that sometimes the fat purple eggplants have.

Vangi Bhath Recipe, How to Make Vangi Bhath (Brinjal Rice)

But I really couldn’t resist these smaller eggplants when I came across them in the Indian store.. I got it from the local Malayali store and immediately made vangi bhath with it, a South Indian rice recipe with brinjal, rice, and spices.

Vangi Bhath Recipe, How to Make Vangi Bhath (Brinjal Rice)Cube the brinjal and dunk them into the tamarind juice

The basic recipe is from Chandra Padmanabhan’s Southern Spice, a book that I turn to so much for anything South Indian. Don’t be deterred by the long list of ingredients to make Vangi Bath, it’s just a bit detailed because I have given very clear instructions to prepare it.

If you love eggplant or brinjal as much as we do, I highly recommend this szechuan egglant recipe, ennai kathirikkai kuzhambu, brinjal vindaloo which is my mom’s specialty, and this easy eggplant chutney recipe. More spicy rice dishes? Browse through all South Indian rice recipes and pick your favourite.

Vangi Bhath Recipe
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
35 mins
 
Vangi Bhath Recipe, a simple spiced rice recipe with vangi (brinjal or eggplant) that's easy to make and perfect to pack in your lunchbox
Author: nags
Recipe type: Rice
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 1 cup cooked rice (I used ponni rice but basmati will work too)
  • A marble-sized ball of tamarind
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 6 small aubergines / eggplant / kathirikai
  • For Spice Powder:
  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • ½" stick cinnamon
  • 2 cloves
  • 4 dry red chillies (more for spicier version)
  • 3 tsp Bengal gram / chana dal / kadala paruppu
  • 2 tsp urad dal / ulatham paruppu / uzhunnu parippu
  • 1 tbsp grated coconut (fresh or frozen works)
For Tempering:
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds / jeera / jeerakam
  • ½ tsp asafoetida / hing / perungayam
  • 1 dry red chilli, torn into pieces
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
For Garnish (Optional)
  • 2 tsp ghee
  • ¼ cup halved cashew nuts
Instructions
  1. Soak tamarind in ½ cup warm water for 10 mins and extract juice. Add salt and turmeric to this and transfer to a pan.
  2. Cube the vangi and add to the tamarind juice and let soak for 15 mins.
  3. Heat oil for spice powder in a pan and add remaining ingredients for spice powder. Fry till spices are fragrant and the dals turn golden brown. Cool and grind to a powder.
  4. Heat ghee for garnish in the same pan (if using) and fry cashew nuts until golden brown. Set aside.
  5. Heat oil for tempering in the same pan and add all the ingredients for tempering. When mustard seeds start popping, add the aubergines with the tamarind extract.
  6. Cover pan and simmer for about 10 mins till the aubergines are tender and water is almost completely adsorbed.
  7. Mix in the cooked rice and spice powder and remove from fire.
  8. Garnish with the fried cashew nuts and serve warm with raita.
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Vangi Bhath Recipe, How to Make Vangi Bhath (Brinjal Rice)

The flavours in this vangi bhath will be really delightful to an eggplant lover. TH and I both loved it and the next time I buy these small eggplants, I am surely making vangi bhath again.
For vangi bhath recipe in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Urdu etc please use the Google translate button in the sidebar.
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  1. Anonymous

    August 10, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    I tried this and it ended up delicious. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  2. Chella KS Nathan

    March 17, 2012 at 11:49 am

    nags, really a wonderful rice dish, had a perfect lunch. thanks πŸ™‚

    Reply
  3. hanu

    March 5, 2012 at 2:44 am

    thanks. its a great recipe!

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    October 7, 2011 at 10:22 pm

    I did not like it after i tasted it… dont try this!!!

    Reply
  5. The Koshy Mostafas

    April 1, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    Very pretty pic !!!
    And you have a Malayali store there????
    I can never find anything Mal in the Indian stores here. The closest I get to South Indian is Andhra pickle πŸ™

    Reply
  6. Meenal Mehta

    April 1, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    yummy , mouthwatering recipe:) gotta have me some of that

    [email protected] Meenal's kitchen

    Reply
  7. Asha

    April 1, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    YUM! I love making Vangi bhath with freshly ground powder any day to MTR pd, which is great too but fresh pd is better. looks delicious! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  8. Anonymous

    April 1, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    I am just preparing this tempting dish,will keep you posted with the results.But thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  9. Nags

    April 1, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    Thanks so much for letting me know Sonu. Glad you liked the brinjal rice recipe! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  10. Crafty Shines

    April 1, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    oooh! nags! this i GOTTA try! i've heard so much of this dish! the prob is my folks don't like brainjal at all πŸ™ so i guess will be making this soley for my benefit! πŸ˜€

    Reply
  11. Anonymous

    October 31, 2009 at 9:26 am

    I am just preparing this tempting dish,will keep you posted with the results.But thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  12. Nags

    October 2, 2009 at 2:45 am

    Thanks so much for letting me know Sonu. Glad you liked the brinjal rice recipe! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  13. Sonu

    October 2, 2009 at 2:38 am

    Thank you for sharing this recipe Nags. I tried it and came out so good. πŸ™‚

    Reply
  14. Anonymous

    August 22, 2009 at 11:08 pm

    This is such a good recipe! I made it for the first time today and it turned out perfect. Thanks so much!!

    Reply
  15. Nags

    August 23, 2009 at 3:13 am

    Anon – thank you so much for leaving a note after trying πŸ™‚ makes me feel so happy it was useful! Leave your name next time na πŸ™‚

    Reply
  16. kittymatti

    April 9, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    just tried your recipe. Loved it.. finished one plate πŸ™‚

    Reply
  17. kittymatti

    April 8, 2009 at 1:41 am

    hey! Seriously very good πŸ™‚ I like the fact that the recipe has less masala(garam). Will try this recipe sometime this week! Super!

    Reply
  18. Cham

    March 27, 2009 at 2:11 am

    I am probably like u anything brinjal, i swallow it! The rice looks fabulous! Happy Ugadi!

    Reply
  19. Gopi Shah

    March 26, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    I eat brinjals only in baigan bharta but your pic is so tempting that I can try it!!

    Reply
  20. Malar Gandhi

    March 26, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    Loks fabulous, love vaangi bath.

    Reply
  21. Miri

    March 26, 2009 at 5:30 am

    Used to love vangi bhath made the Maharashtrian way with the unique tasting masala powder – thanks for reminding me with these superb pics!

    Reply
  22. Sonal

    March 26, 2009 at 4:23 am

    I love Eggplants and like you said.. anything with it.. hmmm mouthwatering recipe and esp…those pics that made me crave for your plate of vangi bhat :).

    Reply
  23. Sheetal

    March 26, 2009 at 3:49 am

    Was looking for a vaangi bhath recipe for Ugadi πŸ™‚

    Reply
  24. Shreya

    March 26, 2009 at 3:32 am

    mouth watering pic! wonderful recipe too. I love vangi bath, and i recently made it for my brother and packed it for lunch to office for him, and he called me up to tell me how much he liked it:D I have a pic lying somewhere in my archives…will post soon, i hope..

    Reply
  25. Sandeepa

    March 26, 2009 at 2:28 am

    I didn’t but I seem to love most veggies now, anything rice suits me

    Reply
  26. Ann

    March 26, 2009 at 9:31 am

    Thats absolutely a yummy combo..lovely idea..would love to taste some..

    Reply
  27. A_and_N

    March 26, 2009 at 12:56 am

    I love love Vangi Baath. Its my favourite. My granny has a recipe of her own. I should make it someday and post it πŸ™‚

    Lovely pics too, Nags!

    Reply
  28. Pavithra Kodical

    March 25, 2009 at 11:21 pm

    I love vangi bath..This looks delicious.Nice click πŸ™‚

    Reply
  29. RAKS KITCHEN

    March 26, 2009 at 6:16 am

    I too love brinjals a lot! And have made this once or twice..think its time to make it again!

    Reply
  30. Superchef

    March 25, 2009 at 9:55 pm

    im an eggplant lover and ofcourse, i love vangibath!! time for lunch now!! πŸ˜€

    Reply
  31. Mahimaa's kitchen

    March 25, 2009 at 8:24 pm

    as others said, your pictures r really tempting me.. i am not a fan of brinjal.. i love baingan bartha.. other than that, i don’t like brinjal… but ur vangi bath is tempting me enough to try. i will make sometime soon.

    Reply
  32. sree

    March 25, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    Mmmmm….nice click…thinking of making vangi bath from many days …should try your recipe….

    Reply
  33. Poornima Nair

    March 25, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    Sounds delicious..I’ve never tried this dish..looks very tempting.

    Reply
  34. Indhu

    March 25, 2009 at 5:15 pm

    lovely recipe and excellent picture as usual πŸ™‚

    Reply
  35. renuka

    March 25, 2009 at 4:40 pm

    A perfect click and I too love kathrikai,long since I made will try yours very soon

    Reply
  36. Divya Vikram

    March 26, 2009 at 12:09 am

    Sounds tangy and delicious!

    Reply
  37. Soma

    March 25, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    a very good looking Vanghi Bhath. i have never made the masala at home, always get the spice mix from the store. i’ll have to try this.

    Reply
  38. Rajitha

    March 25, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    i used to hate brinjal..would tolerate it in bagara baingan..more for the bagar than the baingan…but now i have warmed up to it a lil..not much tho. The pic looks delicious…jeeves would drool if he looks at ur pic!!

    Reply
  39. Pavani

    March 25, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    LOVE aubergines, eggplants, brinjals.. Lovely eggplant rice. Greats pics.

    Reply
  40. Sakshi

    March 25, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    U jolted me out of my so called I know Tamil status..I was in tamilnadu as a student for more than a year and I always thought kathirikkai was cucumber (maybe bcoz of the malu word kakkri). Thank god never went veg shopping in Tamilnadu. Ur rice dishes are always my fave ones…the taste of the Coriander rice I made still lingers in my mouth..lol..will try this one out too

    Reply
  41. Asha

    March 25, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    YUM! I love making Vangi bhath with freshly ground powder any day to MTR pd, which is great too but fresh pd is better. looks delicious! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  42. Happy cook

    March 25, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    I love that first pic, it is screaming to grab the bowl and eat, looks so so yumm.

    Reply
  43. Meenal Mehta

    March 25, 2009 at 11:41 am

    yummy , mouthwatering recipe:) gotta have me some of that

    [email protected] Meenal’s kitchen

    Reply
  44. Chitra

    March 25, 2009 at 11:29 am

    Iam an eggplant lover,my hubby dont like it at all:)May be i can try and eat myself:)

    Reply
  45. Madhumathi

    March 25, 2009 at 7:18 pm

    Yummmm..Looks soo good..Im getting hungry now!
    B’ful clicks πŸ™‚

    Reply
  46. SJ

    March 25, 2009 at 11:00 am

    Me want πŸ™

    Reply
  47. Sia

    March 25, 2009 at 10:59 am

    I LOVE brinjals. period! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  48. The Koshy Mostafas

    March 25, 2009 at 10:22 am

    Very pretty pic !!!
    And you have a Malayali store there????
    I can never find anything Mal in the Indian stores here. The closest I get to South Indian is Andhra pickle πŸ™

    Reply
  49. Sushma

    March 25, 2009 at 10:14 am

    Man, I am tempted with this.
    I wonder how do you manage to take such awesome pictures & cook yummy recipes πŸ™‚
    Great job on food photography..

    Reply
  50. Crafty Shines

    March 25, 2009 at 1:53 pm

    brainjal??!!!! me n my typos, aargggg!!!! u know what i meant!

    Reply
  51. Crafty Shines

    March 25, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    oooh! nags! this i GOTTA try! i’ve heard so much of this dish! the prob is my folks don’t like brainjal at all πŸ™ so i guess will be making this soley for my benefit! πŸ˜€

    Reply
  52. Arundathi

    March 25, 2009 at 12:51 pm

    One of the very few ways I enjoy eggplant. The photographs are lovely.

    Reply
  53. Sharmilee! :)

    March 25, 2009 at 11:47 am

    Perfect click!!

    Reply

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