Wackiest Vaangi bhaath

The title should not scare you for the fact that its is certainly not a crazy stuff. Just the name rhymed and i titled it so!

Bhaath - means variety rice. I was introduced to this term only in Karnataka. Any rice meant Bhath - vaangi bhath, tomato bhaath, menthya bhaath, bisi bele bhaath, what not? uff.... The list is endless.

I hate this vege "Eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, garden egg". Oh, hold on. They are all the same. You call them in which ever way you love, i just cannot tolerate the sight of it! Yes. But i had to use them and do something new for my hubby who is a complete opposite in this thought. He loves them.

So, i thought lemme get my hands washed off by cooking something simple. I have used MTR vaangi bhaath mix here.

Also, you can substitute the above said mix with home made masala.

Masala :
1. Fenu greek seeds - 5 tsp
2. Pepper corns - 10
3. Cumin seeds - 3 tsp
4. Red chilly - 10
5. Coconut - grated 3 tsp
6. Sesame seeds - 1tsp

Dry roast all the above ingredients and blend them into a coarse powder. Store them in air tight containers for future use. This can be used for any of the above said bhaath, along with the dish specific vegetable.

Vaangi bhaath ingredients:
1. Egg plant - 3 - sliced into 1 inch long slender pieces
2. Onion - 1 small finely chopped
3. Tomato - 1 small finely chopped
4. Curry leaves - 5
5. Cooked rice - 1 cup
6. Above said bhaath powder or MTR mix - 2 tsp
7. Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
8. Cilantro - finely chopped
9. Salt to taste and oil for frying
10. Mustard, cumin seeds for seasoning

Heat oil in a wok, add the seasoning stuff and go on with onion, curry leaves and egg plant.Roast them until oil oozes out of egg plant. Add tomatoes now. Cook till soft. Add salt, MTR mix, turmeric and cook for just 2 minutes. Sprinkle water onto this cooked stuff and add rice slowly by stirring the mixture. Stir it well such that the mixture and eventually color are equally spread across.

A simple Raita would do with this as an accompaniment.

tc,
N:astro