Vangi bath masala powder || Vangi bath powder || Karnataka style vangi bath powder

Vangi bath masala powder || Karnataka Style vangi bath masala powder with step by step pics and tips. Hai friends how are you all? hope everyone safe, healthy and staying at home. Today's recipe is vangi bath masala powder which is used to prepare tasty and flavorful rice item by adding brinjal called vangibath. It is Karnataka special rice item sured as breakfast, lunch or even for lunch box. Prepare this vangi bath masala powder once store it airtight container and use it to prepare vangi bath easily. Masala powders that are prepared at home are always have unique taste. You can also use this vangi bath masala powder in different palya / curry recipes too. I always have some powders like 
** karivepaku podi / curry leaf powder,
** kakarakaya podi / bittergourd chutney powder
**milaga podi for breakfast
**  andhra kobbari karam podi / spicy coconut powder
**peanuts powder / pallila podi

 handy, so  that i can prepare rice items like karivepaku podi annam using these powders/podi or can have it with breakfast. Almost in all South Indian house we will find their signature podi recipes and masala powders with unique taste. It is very easy to prepare vangibath if this masala powder is ready. If you are kids are staying in rooms? just pack this masala powders to them so that they prepare vangibath easily. It also helps to bachelors and working women who are always in hurry. Will share Vangi bath rice item very soon..

Foodie Monday Blog Hop 

Taking this recipe to Foodie Monday Blog Hop fb group's #242MasalaDabba theme. Today's theme was suggested Preethi ji, theme is to prepare masala powder yes homemade masala powder. So check out our bloggers friends different varieties of masala powders. Preethi ji  is very talented chef do like her space for very tasty recipes from different regions. I bookmarked many of her many recipes to try, in that pistachio coated dry fruits seeds ball is my favorite. Also liked her latest steamed eggplant chinese style recipe, which is very tempting, also check her today's kundapur masala powder.

                               

  

                             Vangi bath masala powder

Preparation time - 20 minutes

Serves : 1 cup

Category : Powder / Podi

Recipe Cuisine: Indian 

Main ingredients : dals 

Author : Aruna SarasChandra

   

Ingredients

Coriander seeds - 2 tsp

urad dal -2 tsp

chana dal -2 tsp

fenugreek seeds  - 1/8 tsp

red chilli - 10

poppy seeds - 1 tsp

dry coconut - 1/2 cup

cloves - 4

cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch
elachi -2 
oil - 1 tsp

Instructions

1) Take a wide pan add oil, add red chillies fry till they changes colors take it into plate.

2) Now add urad and chana dal in the same pan, fry on low to medium flames. When it starts changing color add coriander seeds fry everything well till you get nice aroma. Later add all remaining ingredients mentioned in list fry it well.

3) Let the above cool to room temperature, then take it mixer jar. 

4) Grind the above ingredients to fine powder , take it into plate and let it cool.

That's it our Karnataka special vangi bath masala powder is ready. Store it in clean and airtight container.

                         

Tips

** Fry all ingredients on low to medium flames, do not burn it and make sure that everything fried well.

** You can also add jaggery powder while grinding.

** Always store masala powders in clean, dry and airtight containers.

Also check other related homemade masala powder recipes by just clicking the link below pic..

                     
                 kakarakaya podi / bittergourd chutney powder

                         
                                    Milagai Podi / Idli Dosa podi

rasam powder

       Peanut / ground nut powder

              Curry leaf powder

                 
                     karivepaku podi annam

                   Andhra kobbari karam podi

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Pudina Rice || Pudina Veg Pulao || Mint Rice, How to prepare pudina rice

"Happy Friendship Day" to all my friends.. Today's recipe is freshly aromatic, tasty and healthy Pudina Rice, Mint Rice or Pudina veg pulao. I prepared this pudina rice using basmati rice which enhances its taste, to make it more healthy i used veggies like carrot, beans, peas and potato. You can also pack this for lunch box with some cucumber and carrot slices. If you want to prepare something special for parties at home rather than regular veg rice then pudina pulao/rice is perfect rice items. Serve this with simple raita's like pomegranate raita, boondi raita. On hubby's demand i prepared potato matar/peas fry and masala raita,onions and lemon pieces with this pudina veg pulao. Instead of basmati rice you can also use regular rice and also cook in pressure cooker. I always prefer to cook pulao in kadai when using basamati rice, if you are facing problem in cooking basamati rice check out recipe and tips. There are number of variation in preparing this pudina rice, today i am sharing the recipe which i regularly prepare at home. Also check 
 Mango Rice , Carrot rice, Jeera Rice,  Green Peas Pulao, Kashmiri Pulao, Coconut milk pulao , Ven Pongal,Restaurant style curd rice, Curry leaves powder rice.

                                 
                            Pudina Rice/ Pudina Veg Pulao
      
Soak time: 20 minutes
Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 4
Category : Rice items 
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Main ingredients : Mint / Pudina
Author : Aruna SarasChandra 

Ingredients

For pudina paste:

pudina leaves- 1 cup
coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
fresh/desiccated coconut - 2 tsp
green chillies - 2 to 3(adjust)
ginger - 1 inch
garlic - 2 cloves

Veggies used:

carrot - 1
beans - 5
potato -1
fresh peas/matar -1/2 cup

others:

Basmati rice - 1 1/2 cup
water - 2 1/2 cup
ghee - 2 tsp + 1 tsp
vegetable oil - 1 1/2 tsp
elachi - 3
cloves - 3
star anise -2 
cinnamon stick - 1 inch
bay leaf - 2
pepper - 5 (option)
cashew nuts - 10
onion - 1
lemon juice - 5 drops 
salt as per taste

Instructions

1) Wash basmati rice under water for 2 times and soak it in enough water for 20 minutes.

2) Meanwhile chop veggies and prepare pudina paste. wash pudina/mint and coriander leaves well. Take all the ingredients in a mixer jar and grind it to smooth paste.

3) Now take a kadai add ghee + vegetable oil, let it heat for a second then add elachi,clove, cinnamon stick, pepper, bay leaf, star anise fry it for few seconds then add cashew nuts, fry till it changes color.

4) Now add onion and salt fry till it changes color.

5) Now add all veggies, mix everything well then close the lid and cook it for few minutes till the veggies cook a bit on low - medium flames.

6) Now add pudina paste to the above mix everything well without breaking rice.

7) Drain basmati rice from water and add to the above mix everything well then add 2 1/2 cups of water.

8) now add 2 1/2 cups of water to the above mixture with few lemon juice drops and let it cook for a minute on high flames, later close the lid and cook it on low flames.(** check tips)

9) open the lid in the middle mix everything well add 1 tsp of ghee close the lid and cook till rice cook well.

once pulao cook well, let it rest for some time before serving. That's it aromatic and tasty pudina veg pulao is ready to serve.

Tips 

** Instead of basmati rice you can use regular sona masuri rice.

** If you soak basmati rice for 20 minutes then add 21/2 cup water and cook for 2 whistle if cooking in  pressure cooker. To get perfect cooked non sticky texture of basmati rice add few drops of lemon juice.

** If you are using normal rice then use 3 glass of water and cook it for 3 whistles.

** Do not serve pulao immediately after cooking let it settle for few minutes, then you will get perfect texture of basmati rice.

** Use fresh mint and coriander leaves to get aromatic flavor and taste.

** You can also skip adding veggies to prepare plain pudina rice.


Taking this pudina rice to #FoodieMondayBloghop fb group #207Herbalicious theme. This week theme is hosted by talented chef Swaty Malik she blogs at Foodtrails25. Check out her site for delectable and innovative recipes. You can learn many UP's regional recipes and also many fusion, baking recipes from different regions. Her photography and way of presentation inspires me a lot. This week Swaty suggested to prepare any recipe using fresh or dry herbs. So i selected pudina which is easily available here and prepared this pudina rice.

                               
Also check the following pulao/ rice recipes by just clicking the link below pic..

                                   
                                                               Mango Rice

                     Carrot rice

                                                Green Peas Pulao

                                           Jeera Rice

Restaurant style curd rice

Pongal

Kashmiri Pulao

Coconut milk pulao

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Spicy Masala Peanuts, Masala Groundnuts, masala coated fried peanuts

"Spicy Masala Peanut " with step by step pics and tips.  As monsoon arrived we all need something to munch which will be crispy and tasty. So, today's recipe is masala coated peanuts || masala groundnuts which is easy to prepare with easily available ingredients at home. We can pack it as a snack in your kids lunch box. My Balu dhodappa prepare these masala peanuts very crunchy and tasty. It is one of my favorite from childhood 😋. We can also prepare chaat with these masala peanuts. It is best time pass snack when your travelling long distance with your family 😍. We can prepare many snacks with peanuts like peanut masala chaat - prepared by boiling peanuts. A simple salted peanut, we can add fried peanuts in many snacks like corn flakes chivda and in masala puffed rice etc., we can also prepare masala chickpeas, but it is bit time consuming snack.  These masala peanuts tastes yummy when it is spicy but you can adjust spicy according to your taste. For coating we use besan , rice and corn(optional) flours.

                                Spicy Masala Peanut

Preparation Time : 5 minutes
Wait time: 10 minutes(optional)
Cook Time : 15 minutes
Serves : 1 bowl
Category : snacks
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Main ingredients : Groundnuts
Author : Aruna SarasChandra

Ingredients

ground nuts - 1 cup
gram flour/ besan/ shanaga pindi - 4 tsp
rice flour - 2tsp
corn flour - 2 tsp(optional if not available)
red chilli  powder-  11/2 tsp(adjust)
turmeric powder - 1 pinch
baking soda - 1 pinch
amchur powder - 1/2 tsp(optional)
salt - as per taste
oil - 1 tsp + to deep fry

Instructions

1) In a bowl sieve gram flour, rice and corn flour.

2) Mix the above flour and add salt, red chilli, turmeric powders, aamchur powder, baking soda and mix everything well.(here you can also add crushed garlic or ginger garlic paste).

3) Now add ground nuts to the above mixture and mix everything well then add 1 tsp of oil and mix it once.

4) Now sprinkle some (3 tsp of water) on the above mix it well, add some more water till masala coat well to ground nuts. Keep this aside for 10 minutes and let the oil heat on medium flames.(**check tips)

5) check oil heat, now drop masala coated peanuts( try to drop single peanut) in oil and fry it on low to medium flames till it changes color and becomes crisp. 

6) Repeat the process for remaining coated ground nuts and take it into plate. If you feel besan coated taste smooth not crisp , then fry it again on low  flames. Once frying done switch off the flames fry curry leaves in hot oil and take it into plate. Now sprinkle chat masala on fried masala peanuts and saute it well.

That's it crunchy, spicy and chatpata masala peanuts is ready to serve. Let the masala peanuts cool , store it in air tight container, it taste crisp for more than 15 + days if you we stire it well.

Tips

** Adding corn flour will makes coating crispy, if corn flour not available you can skip it and add 1 tsp rice flour. 

** Adding amchur powder is optional, adjust spicy according to your taste.

** You can also add crushed garlic or ginger garlic paste(at step 2).

** Do not water at a time, add in batches. We just need to coat the groundnuts. 

** if you feel you added more water , simply add rice flour to it.

** Do not fry masala peanuts on high flames, if you feel oil is very heat then switch off the flames for some time and light it again.

** Store fried masala peanuts is dry air tight container once they become cool. 

I am taking this chatpata masala peanuts to 203 #FoodiesMonday BlogHop theme. Today's theme is #RimJhimBarse suggested by Preethi she blogs at preethicuisine. Do check her space for wonderful recipes.

Also check other snacks by clicking the link below pic..
   
                                   
                                  JackFruit seeds Vada

                       Baby Corn Fritters

                                   Rava / Semolina Pizza

     Roasted Masala Chickpeas / Masala coated Kabuli Chana fry
          

                               Veg chow mein noodles

                    Dry cabbage manchurian

                                          Paneer Tikka

 

Stuffed Mirchi bajji

                                      Paneer pinwheels

                                        Pepper sev

Gujarat hi Methi Masala Khakhra

               Vaamu Aaku bajji

                                         Corn flakes chivda

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