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Brinjal Rice/vangi bath/kattirikai sadam (Main course)

September 29, 2009 by PadhuSankar 37 Comments

I love brinjal rice very much. It is very easy to prepare and tastes delicious. Usually my mother prepares this recipe with tamarind, instead of tamarind, I have substituted with tomatoes. I have not used much spices for this rice. Today we will learn how to make Brinjal rice-Kathirikkai sadam following this easy recipe.
Brinjal rice-vangi bath

Brinjal Rice-Vangi Bath-Kattirikai Sadam


Brinjal Rice-Vangi Bath-Kattirikai Sadam

 Prep Time : 10 mins

 Cook Time : 25 mins
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Main Dish-Rice Dish
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Basmati Rice -1 cup
   Brinjals- 3-4  
   Ripe juicy tomatoes-3 (big ones)
   Green chilli -1 (slit it)
   Ginger (1 inch piece finely chopped )
   Turmeric Powder -1/4 tsp
   Salt as required

   To be roasted and ground

   Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
   Bengal Gram/chana dal – 1 tbsp
   Urad dal -2 tsp
   Red chillies – 3
   Black peppercorns -1/4 tsp
   Coconut – 1 tbsp

   For the seasoning

   Oil – 1 1/2 – 2 tbsp
   Mustard -1/2 tsp
   Urad dal -1/2 tsp
   Asafoetida -1/4 tsp
   Curry leaves -few

Preparation


Soak basmati rice in water for 20 minutes. Drain the water and cook rice adding 2 cups of boiling water.
Cut brinjal into cubes or lengthwise. Do not cut it into fine pieces. I used long purple variety for preparing this dish. Chop onions and keep it ready, if using onions
Heat a tsp of oil and fry red chillies, coriander seeds, chana dal, urad dal and pepper. After it turns slightly brown add coconut and fry. Powder it and keep aside. This is the masala powder.
ingredients for brinjal rice

Method

Heat oil, add the ingredients mentioned under seasoning. If using onions saute onions until transparent. Add finely chopped or grated ginger, green chilli and saute for a few more seconds.
sauteing onions
Then add brinjals, turmeric powder and cook covered on low heat, sprinkling water when needed. Stir in between.
how to make brinjal rice
When the brinjals are slightly cooked, add finely chopped tomatoes, ground masala powder, salt needed and cook covered until the brinjals become soft. Do not forget to stir in between for even cooking.
kattirikai sadam
Once the brinjals are soft, add the cooked rice and mix well.
brinjal rice recipe
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with any raita or papads.
easy brinjal rice

Note – You can prepare this dish with or without onions. If not using onions, after seasoning, add chopped brinjals, green chilli, turmeric powder and finely chopped ginger. Then follow the rest of the steps. With onions it tastes even more delicious!!

Note – You can use any rice for this recipe. If using regular rice, add needed cooked rice and mix well.

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Comments

  1. Oraphan

    December 4, 2009 at 6:54 am

    This rice dish looks and sounds so delicious! I can't wait to give it a try, thanks for giving me the link to this wonderful recipe, Padhu!

    Reply
  2. Mehjabeen Arif

    April 11, 2011 at 7:46 pm

    Very simple rice.. perfect for lunch box..

    new to ur space n happy to follow u

    do visit me when u get time..

    Reply
  3. jey

    March 31, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    Hi,

    You have given ginger in the ingredients, but have not used in the recipe. Please update when to use ginger.

    Thanks.

    Reply
  4. shailu

    November 5, 2012 at 10:20 am

    superb best and easy for lunchbox

    Reply
  5. Revs

    December 16, 2012 at 12:10 am

    I tried this rice and it came out very well….. My husband likes all ur recipes which i tried…..thanks πŸ™‚

    Reply
  6. Asan Sheeba

    December 26, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    tried this recipie it came out gud..thank u πŸ™‚

    Reply
  7. Devi Raman

    February 22, 2013 at 4:26 am

    Hi Padhu, prepared this today…its yummy. tx for the recipe

    Reply
  8. Sal Kz

    March 3, 2013 at 12:28 am

    Very yummy recipes n perfect methods which can't go wrong, non are misleading…. Thank You πŸ™‚

    Reply
  9. Sriju

    June 11, 2013 at 1:46 pm

    gng 2 try tis 2dy….

    Reply
  10. Gowsalya S

    June 13, 2013 at 8:08 am

    Yummy… thank u padhu

    Reply
  11. aarthi

    August 2, 2013 at 5:19 am

    hi padhu,
    is it ok if i add uncooked rice and cook them along with brinjal and give 2 -3 whistles in cooker?

    Reply
  12. PadhuSankar

    August 2, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    Aarthi – if you cook like that the brinjals will become mushy and the rice will not taste good. So cook both separately and then mix together.

    Reply
  13. hema gnanavel

    September 28, 2013 at 11:30 am

    hi mam , im damn fan of ur recipes ,2day i tried this recipe really came out well , ur recipes r very useful to beginners like me ,thank u so much ,can i ask u one doubt mam ? y u r using basmati rice to this dish ?

    Reply
  14. Padhu Sankar

    September 29, 2013 at 1:57 am

    Hema – You can use any rice for this recipe.

    Reply
  15. Priya

    October 2, 2013 at 9:41 pm

    I love all your recipes…..you have made my cooking easy and very delicious too. Thank you so much Ma'am

    Reply
  16. Thanusri Rajendran

    October 8, 2013 at 4:26 am

    Hi I tried this recipe and it turned out fantastic.thanks dear I love all your recipes.

    Reply
  17. bharathibalu

    November 20, 2013 at 9:18 am

    hai padhu,
    this receipe is so tastyand also different . my chid like this very much. she convey thanks to u . thank uuuuu so much padhu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  18. shobha arvind

    February 17, 2014 at 12:33 pm

    Hi.. I tried this recipe today sans tomato. it turned out so wellllll… Can we add onions to this recipe? Please reply

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      February 19, 2014 at 3:44 am

      Of course,you can add onions (thinly sliced lengthwise).It will be even more delicious. I have tried it with onions also which I will post later.

      Reply
    • shobha arvind

      February 19, 2014 at 8:25 am

      Thanks a lot …

      Reply
  19. heena

    July 23, 2014 at 9:42 pm

    Very helpfull thankyou πŸ™‚

    Reply
  20. Mamatha

    August 6, 2014 at 2:59 am

    Today,i made this for my kids lunch box,it turned out very well. Thanx for all your recipes

    Reply
  21. Pushpa Ebenezer

    April 22, 2015 at 6:12 am

    Hi padhu ! I've been following your recipes since sometime. I check your site everyday for new items that you post. Have tried quite a few. They are all very very nice. Keep. Up your posts. All the best .

    Reply
  22. arun narayan

    November 13, 2015 at 8:13 am

    THANKS A LOOOTTT πŸ™‚

    Reply
  23. Anonymous

    December 1, 2015 at 4:47 am

    This is superb! Thanks a million! Helped a noobie like myself! πŸ™‚ Clearly laid out instructions too! It was a pleasure to prepare this from your site! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  24. Tanuja Daroji

    January 11, 2016 at 4:56 am

    Hi Padhu, there are varieties of brinjals available in the market like green color long brinjal, purple brinjal, etc. Which type of brinjal should be used? it would be helpful if you can upload a photo?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      January 12, 2016 at 8:29 am

      You can use any purple brinjals.

      Reply
  25. Unknown

    March 15, 2016 at 10:50 am

    Very nice. I am a North Indian and we usually make fried rice same ways use no peas beans carrot tomatos and capsicum. Here, the difference is roasted Urad and Bengal Gram along with coconut and curry leaves. This is really adding flavors to it. Thanks for the idea. Along with Brinjal I would Like to add capsicum and carrot to add more colors and taste.

    Reply
  26. Devaki Kusugal

    October 31, 2017 at 7:11 am

    Thanks Padhu! the recipe came out very well, tasted yummy.I also added 1 tsp of sugar.

    Reply
  27. Mukund

    December 8, 2017 at 7:55 pm

    Thanks much, Padhu! this came out very well and I enjoyed making it and of course, eating it too πŸ™‚

    Reply
  28. Shobana Anandaraj

    July 14, 2018 at 7:37 am

    Tried today very tasty

    Reply
  29. Ela

    October 12, 2019 at 2:54 am

    Instead of brinjal, can I add methi leaves?

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      October 14, 2019 at 7:42 am

      Yes.

      Reply
  30. Chacko

    December 3, 2019 at 2:45 pm

    Regular visitor. Tried this one out today and must say outstanding. But then you make it so easy. Thanks
    Instead of Raitha or Pappad ate it with Umadi’s Groundnut Chutney. Try it some time

    Reply
  31. Deepa

    September 30, 2020 at 3:28 am

    Dear Padhu,
    Your recipes are so good. Thank you so much. Vaangi bhaath never tasted so good before.

    Reply
  32. Sumita

    December 22, 2020 at 4:40 am

    The coconut is in what form. Is it grated coconut. Pls explain. Tq

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      December 27, 2020 at 5:56 am

      Grated form.

      Reply

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