Vangi bath

Ingredients :

• 2 cups of raw rice
• Oil as needed
• 1 medium onion thinly sliced
• 1 green chili slit (optional)
• ½ cup Green peas or cashews as needed
• Peanuts
• Lemon juice as needed
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp Dry coconut (optional, adds flavor and taste)

Dry Spices for seasoning (or curry leaves, mustard, cumin, channa dal, urad dal)

• 1 bay leaf
• 3 green cardamoms
• ½ tsp cumin

make vangi bath powder or use MTR vangi bath powder

• 4 to 5 red chilies
• 2 tbsp. Coriander seeds
• 1 tbsp. channa dal / senaga pappu
• ½ tbsp. urad dal/ minapa pappu
• 1 tsp cumin
• ½ tsp methi seeds / menthulu
• 4 cloves
• small cinnamon stick

Method :

1. Dry roast the ingredients one after the other for vangi bath. Cool and powder them. Keep this aside.
   
2. Add oil to a hot pan. Add dry spices and saute till they sizzle. 
   
3. Fry green chilies and onions till they turn golden or transparent.Add cashew and peanuts fry until golden.
4. Add chopped brinjal, green peas and sprinkle salt, turmeric. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
   
5. Cook covered until the brinjals are soft cooked.
   
6. Time to add in the vangi bath powder and fry till it begins to smell good. You can sprinkle 1 to 2 tbsp. water to make the mixture moist. This is optional.
   
7. Switch off the heat, add rice and lemon juice.
   
8. Mix up everything well, adjust salt and lemon juice.
   

Serve hot