🌿 Vangi Bath

Karnataka-Style Brinjal Rice

Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Prep Time: 25 mins | Cook Time: 25 mins | Serves: 4
Calories (approx): 410 kcal

🍛 One Pot, Thousand Stories

🌿 Introduction

Vangi Bath is bold but balanced — brinjal/eggplant soaking up spice,
tamarind lending depth, and rice carrying it all with grace.

“Spice doesn’t shout — it unfolds.”

Vangi Bath

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📝 Ingredients

Main Base

  • Cooked rice – 3 cups

  • Brinjal (eggplant) – 2 cups, cubed

  • Tamarind pulp – 2 tbsp

  • Salt – to taste

For Vangi Bath Masala

  • Coriander seeds – 2 tbsp

  • Chana dal – 1 tbsp

  • Urad dal – 1 tbsp

  • Dry red chilies – 6

  • Cinnamon – 1 small stick

  • Cloves – 2

  • Coconut (dry or fresh) – 2 tbsp

Tempering

  • Oil – 2 tbsp

  • Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

  • Curry leaves – 1 sprig

  • Asafoetida – ¼ tsp

🍽️ Instructions

  • Prepare Masala – Dry roast all masala ingredients until fragrant. Cool and grind to a coarse powder.

  • Cook Brinjal – Heat oil, temper mustard and curry leaves. Add brinjal and sauté until soft.

  • Build Flavor – Add tamarind pulp, salt, and masala powder. Cook until oil separates.

  • Combine Rice – Gently fold in rice. Mix evenly and rest for 5 minutes.

🍷 Optional Serving Notes

Serve with raita or plain curd

A spoon of ghee softens the spice beautifully

💬 Soulful Note

Vangi Bath is not hurried food — it teaches patience, letting brinjal drink in spice

slowly until every grain understands the flavor.

📚 Cook’s Wisdom / FAQs

📚Cook's Wisdom:

  • Prevent bitterness: Soak brinjal briefly in salted water.

  • Authentic touch: Use Byadgi chilies for color without heat.

  • Great for lunchboxes: Holds flavor well.

📊 Nutrition (Per Serving — Approx.)

  • Calories 410

  • Protein 9g

  • Carbs 62g

  • Fat 14g

  • Fiber 7g

🍃🌶🍃 The Bottom Line

Vangi Bath rewards attention — layered spice, softened brinjal, and rice that carries memory.

🧡 Meet the Heart Behind the Spice

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Hi, I’m Maya Shetty — cook, storyteller, and spice lover.

Through Stirred By Spice, I share recipes that warm both the kitchen and the heart — where simple ingredients and warm flavors turn everyday meals into moments of connection.

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