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Rice aubergine casserole

Rice aubergine casserole is a baked rice dish with a combination of red and white sauce.I adapted this recipe from Nita Mehta’s book which I had bookmarked long back.We all liked the dish at our place.I love baked dishes very much and this dish tastes  medium bland.You may also make it spicy by adding more pepper and chilly powder.This dish is very cheesy ,so cheese lovers will surely love it.Aubergine is known by  the names like brinjal,eggplant,baigan as in Hindi,Gulla or vaingan as in Konkani and it is known as nightshade family of plants which people usually keep inside and feed with indoor plant food in order for it to grow. As kids,most of them dislike brinjal but it was my favourite.I used the purple aubergine for this dish,next time I would like to  add more Brinjal pieces since we all  love loads of it.



Ingredients:

Rice-1 cup
Bay leaves-2
Round brinjal or aubergine-1,large cut into 1” pieces
Capsicum-1 large,cut into ½” pieces
Oil-for deep frying



Red sauce:
Oil-2 tbsp
Onions-1 ½ chopped
Tomatoes-4 large,pureed
Oregano-1 tsp
Salt-1/4 tsp
Pepper powder-1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder-1/4 tsp
Sugar-1/2 tsp


Cheese sauce or white sauce:

Butter-2 tbsp,softened
Flour-2 tbsp
Milk-2 cups
Cheese-2 cubes,grated
Salt-3/4 tsp
Pepper powder-1/4 tsp
Mushroom-1 cup,chopped(optional)



Method for the brinjal:

  1. Sprinkle ¾ tsp salt on the brinjal pieces,mix and keep aside for ½ an hour to sweat.
  2. Pat dry the pieces on a paper napkin or kitchen towel.
  3. Heat oil and deep fry until golden brown and keep it aside.(You may also bake it by drizzling olive oil for 25 minutes at 180 D C)
Updated pictures with baking method:


 Method for the rice:

  1. Boil 5-6 cups of water with 1 tsp salt,bay leaves,add washed rice and cook till tender.
  2. Strain excess water,run a fork through the hot rice to separate the rice grains and keep aside.
  3. You may also prepare the rice in rice cooker.
Updated picture:Rice cooked in the rice cooker.


Method for  the red sauce:

  1. Heat oil and add chopped onions and cook till it turns light brown.
  2. Add pureed tomatoes,sugar,salt,pepper ,oregano and red chilly powder.
  3. Cook for about 5 minutes till slightly thick,remove from heat and keep it aside.


    Method for the cheese sauce or white sauce:

    1. Heat butter in a clean pan,add flour and stir on low heat for 1 minute.
    2. Add milk and stir continuously till it comes to a boil,cook for about 2 minutes till it coats the spoon well.
    3. Add mushrooms and cook for 4-5 minutes.(optional)
    4. Remove from heat,add cheese,salt and pepper,the sauce should be thin.
    5. Keep it aside.





    To assemble:
    1. Spread half the cooked rice in a medium oven proof dish,spread half the aubergine and chopped capsicum on the rice,top the brinjal with half the red sauce,sprinkle half the white sauce.
    2. Again spread the rice,then the brinjals and then the red sauce,top with white sauce and lastly spread capsicums,cover the dish with an aluminium foil and bake in a pre heated oven for about 10 minutes at 200 deg C,uncover the casserole and bake further for 5 minutes.
    3. Serve hot.





    About SaiGeetha Pai

    I am Saigeetha, a homemaker, food blogger, baker and a cook. Cooking is my passion.

    4 comments

    1. Hi Saigeetha!
      loved the cheesy capsicum topping!..your blog has my fav Konkani recipes.. Thanks for sharing!

    2. This looks delicious, love a nice rice dish. I usually find inspiration for rice recipes on Tilda’s website http://www.tilda.com/public-recipe-category/dry. Think you will find some great ones too.

    3. usually i don’t like brinjal but i like baked cheesy dishes and this luks soooooo yummy, So, will surely try this :))))))

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