Masale bhat is a flavorful and spiced one-pot rice preparation. This is a quick meal for lazy days. It's vegan and gluten-free.
Masala bhat or Masale bhat
Authentically, masale bhat belongs to Maharashtrian cuisine. As the name says, masala means spices, and bhat is rice. This rice is flavored with a blend of flavorful spices. A few vegetables like ivy gourd (tindora) and eggplants go into this rice. But you can add other vegetables or skip any vegetables. Here, I have added potatoes and green peas.
The magical ingredient is the blend of spices used to make this rice flavorful. This spice is known as Goda Masala.
What is Goda Masala?
Goda masala is a mixture of a few flavorful spices. It has a variety of whole spices roasted and ground to powder. This is an essential spice in Maharashtrian cuisine.
To make goda masala for masala bhat, take the following spices and dry roast for 2 minutes or till fragrant. Then, cool it to room temperature. Now, blend this to a fine powder.
2 tbsp coriander seeds + 1 tsp cumin seeds + 1 tbsp poppy seeds + 1 tbsp sesame seeds + 8-10 black peppers + 6 cloves + 3 green cardamom, 2 tbsp desiccated coconut
How to make one-pot masale bhat?
Heat oil in a pressure cooker or a pot. Add cumin seeds to crackle. Then add sliced onions, ginger, and garlic paste and saute till translucent. Then, add curry leaves and vegetables. Saute for 2 minutes on medium to high flame. Now add goda masala and red chili powder. If you like spicy, add green chili to the rice. Now mix well. Add soaked rice. Add water, coriander leaves, mint leaves, and salt to taste. Now, pressure cook for three whistles.
Normally, I keep the proportion of rice to water in a 1 to 2 ratio. For 1 part rice, I add two parts of water. Then, it is on high flame for 2 - 3 whistles.
After the pressure is released, add a dash of lemon juice and sprinkle some more finely chopped coriander leaves. You can also garnish with freshly grated coconut.
If you want more rice, pulao, or biryani recipes, read my 20 Best Rice Recipes.
Masala Bhat or Masale Bhat
One - pot Masale Bhat/ Masala Bhat
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- ยฝ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 curry leaves
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 onion chopped into thin slices
- 1 tomato diced/ finely chopped
- 2 potatoes cubed/ diced
- ยผ cup green peas
- 6 - 8 mint leaves
- 2 tsp goda masala
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- ยฝ tsp turmeric powder
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp grated coconuts
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped
- 2 cup water
Instructions
- Rinse and wash rice thoroughly and soak for 10 - 15 minutes.
- Heat oil in a cooker and add cumin seeds to crackle.
- Then add bay leaf, sliced onions, ginger-garlic paste and sautรฉ till translucent.
- Then add curry leaves and chopped tomatoes.
- Saute for a minute. Till tomatoes are a little softer.
- Now add all vegetables and mix well.
- Sautรฉ for 2 minutes on medium to high flame.
- Now add goda masala, turmeric powder and red chilli powder.
- Saute for a minute.
- Then add soaked rice.
- Add 2 cups of water, salt to taste.
- Now pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- When pressure released open the lid of cooker.
- Add finely chopped coriander leaves and freshly grated coconut into it.
- For rich flavour add 1 tsp desi ghee (clarified butter) to hot rice.
Notes
- Keep the proportion of rice to water in 1 : 2 ratio. For 1 part rice, add 2 parts of water. Then on high flame for 2 - 3 whistles. The rice should not be as dry in Biryani rice recipe. It will not be mushy but still little softer in texture. If you want dry n separate rice, then add ยฝ cup less water.
- If you don't have goda masala or any ingredient to make goda masala, then replace it with garam masala and add whole spices to oil before adding onions into it. (e.g. 1 bay leaf + 1 inch cinnamon, 4 green cardamom, 6 cloves, 8 black peppers)
Nutrition
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