Vathal or vattal is a sun-dried vegetable which can be stored for over a year. They are deep fried and served as an accompaniment along with rice and rasam or sambar. They are also used in some gravy preparations instead of vegetables. English :brinjal tamil :kathirikai malayalam :vazhuthananga telugu :vankaya/sannvankaya kannada :badanekai / gulla hindi :baingan / ringna bengali :begun gujarati :baingan / ringna konkani :vaingan marathi :vange oriya :baigan / baigana punjabi :bataun / baingan kashmiri :waangum
