Quinoa Vangibhath

Vangibhath is one of the famous Karnataka rice dish usually prepared with a special spice powder, eggplant chunks and cooked rice, for a change i choosed this time some cooked quinoa to replace the rice and prepared this delicious,filling and healthy one pot meal which suits prefect for a lunch or for dinner..As most of u would have know that am a great fan of both oats and quinoa, i never stop trying and enjoying our traditional foods by using either oats or quinoa,this quinoa vangibhath is one among those trials which turned out really super delicious ..Am really happy to say that even my teddies and my hubby enjoyed this quinoa vangibhath for lunch with spicy potato fry and boiled eggs..



2cup Quinoa
2cups Eggplants (cubed)
1/4cup Tamarind juice
1tbsp Sesame seeds
1/2tsp Fenugreek seeds
1+1/2tbsp Oil
1/2tsp Mustard seeds
1tsp Channa dal
1tsp Urad dal
2nos Dry red chillies
10nos Cashewnuts pieces
Salt

Vangibhath Powder:
1/4cup Grated coconut
1tsbp Coriander seeds
1tbsp Channa dal
1tbsp Urad dal
2nos Dry red chillies
1/2tsp Asafoetida powder

Cook the quinoa with 4cups of water in a vessel until they get well coated, keep aside and let them cool...Dry roast all the ingredients given for the vangi bhath powder and grind them as fine powder, keep aside..Heat the oil and fry the eggplants and salt until the eggplants get cooked, keep aside..Heat a tsp of oil and add the mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal,fenugreek seeds, sesame seeds, curry leaves, red chillies and cashew nuts, once they get well fried, add the tamarind juice and cook until its get thick..add now the grounded spice powder, keep in simmer until the oil gets separates, add the already cooked eggplant cubes, salt and cook until eggplants are tender, put off the stove..mix the cooked quinoa gently, adjust the salt if needed...

Enjoy with potato chips, fries or with eggs..