One - pot Masale Bhat/ Masala Bhat

This is a flavourful spicy rice recipe for dinner or lunch. This is one-pot comfort food (i.e. pressure cooker or instant pot) that takes less than 30 minutes.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Resting Time10 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Main Course, Rice & Biryani

Cuisine: Indian, West Indian

Keyword: biryani in pressure cooker, Easy Less than 30 minutes Recipe, Easy main course, Indian Rice Pulao, instant recipes, Maharashtrian Cuisine, Masala Bhat, one pot rice recipe

Servings:

Calories: 430kcal

Author: Ipsa Faujdar

Equipment

Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

1 cup rice
1/2 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
1/4 cup green peas
6 - 8 mint leaves
2 tsp goda masala
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 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 sauté 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.
Sauté 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 1/2 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)

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