Vangi bath ~ Brinjal, Eggplant, Vankai, Vankaya rice with peanut powder

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For the 5th day of our blogging marathon, I choose 'Vangi Bath'
I guess people in different parts of South India, prepare Vangi Bath in different ways and styles. I usually prepare it with vangi bath powder mixed with tamarind juice or pulp. This which I am posting today is a different variety of Vangu bath,
A friend of mine prepares it somewhat this way and I like it.
I decided to venture out on my own and tried it in different ways and I ended up with this.
Like I said before, I like the combination of peanuts with eggplants and thats why I loved it a lot too...Only difference is that I used green eggplants instead of the regular brinjals.
Surely you can make this variety of rice with the regular small or even the big eggplant.
But if you like small green eggplant, then try it with them and it surely tastes good!

Ingredients:

To be dry roasted and ground to powder:

5 tbsp peanuts

1 tbsp channa daal
1 tsp sesame seeds
2 dry red chillies
2 heaped tbsp coconut powder
1 tbsp coriander seeds
4 cloves
2 1in pieces cinamon stick
4 elaichi pods
5-6 curry leaves


5 green egg plants, chopped into cubes
2 cups rice, washed, soaked and cooked
1 small onion, preferably red, chopped
3 green chillies, slit
bunch of curry leaves
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tbsp jeera, cumin seeds
all of the ground peanut masala powder
2 tbsp cashew nuts
chopped coriander leaves
salt to taste
1-2 tbsp of oil

Method:

Heat oil in a pan or kadai.
Brown the cashew nuts and keep aside.
Add the jeera and let it splutter. Add the curry leaves.
Add the onions and green chillies, saute till they brown.
Add the ginger garlic paste and saute.
Add the chopped eggplants. Add salt, cover and let cook till soft.
Add the ground peanut powder. Saute for couple of minutes. Add cashew nuts.
Add the cooked rice, some more salt if required and Mix well.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve warm.
Enjoy!!!

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