Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, vangibhath masala powder recipe | vangi bath powder recipe is a vegetarian south indian masala made with oil, kashmiri red chilli, and urad dal in about 10 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 7 Servings
  • Category: masala
  • Cuisine: south indian

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp oil
  • 3 kashmiri red chilli (dried)
  • 1 tsp urad dal
  • 1 tsp chana dal
  • ¼ tsp methi seeds / fenugreek seeds
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • ¾ tsp poppy seeds / khas khas
  • 1 inch cinnamon stick
  • 3 cardamom / elaichi
  • 3 cloves
  • 2 tsp coconut (dried / desiccated)

Method

  1. firstly, in a large kadai add a tsp of oil and fry red chillis.
  2. fry the red chillis till they puff up. keep aside.
  3. furthermore, add urad dal, chana dal, coriander seeds, methi, poppy seeds, cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves and coconut.
  4. roast them on medium flame till they turn aromatic. this may take around a minute.
  5. once the spices are cooled transfer the roasted spices to a small blender.
  6. blend them to smooth and fine powder.
  7. finally, vangi bhath masala is ready. use it to prepare vangi bhath or store in a airtight container.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.