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Maharashtrian Masala Bhath

Author: Pavani
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: maharashtrian
Servings: 34 serving

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Rice
  • 2 Eggplant - small, chopped
  • 1 1 Carrot " - small, peeled and chopped into pieces
  • ¼ cup Green Peas
  • 2 tbsp Cashews
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric
  • 10 - 12 Curry leaves
  • 1 Cinnamon " stick
  • 3 pods Cardamom
  • 3 Cloves
  • ¼ tsp Asafoetida / Hing
  • 2 tbsps Cilantro - finely chopped for ganish
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • to taste Salt

For Masala:

  • ½ cup Coconut Grated
  • 2 - 3 Chilies Dry Red
  • 2 tsp Coriander seeds
  • 2 tsp Cumin seeds

Instructions

  • Make Masala: Dry roast all the masala ingredients separately until fragrant. Then grind into a powder and set aside.
  • To make Masala Bath: Soak rice for at least 30 minutes.
  • Heat 2tbsp ghee/ oil in a pressure cooker, add cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamom pods. Fry till fragrant. Next add the ground masala, turmeric, hing, cashews, curry leaves and the vegetables. Cook for 5 minutes.
  • Next add rice, 2 cups of water, salt and sugar. Cook for 2-3 whistles. Serve garnished with chopped cilantro.

Notes

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