Maharashtrian Masala Bath
Ingredients Needed:
Cooked Rice – 1 cup
Onion, juliennes – 1 medium
Potato, juliennes – 1 big
Tendli / Tindora / Kovakkai, juliennes – 1/2 cup
Oil – 2 tbsp
Bay leaves – 2
Red Chilli powder – 1 tsp
Goda masala – 3 tsp
Salt to taste
Spice powder
Dry Coconut / Copra – 3 tbsp
Coriander Seeds / Dhaniya – 1 tbsp
Cumin Seeds Jeera – 1 tsp
Garlic flakes – 4,5
Ginger – ½ “
Green chilli – 3
To garnish:
Chopped coriander leaves – 2 tbsp
How to make the Masala Bhath
Have cooked rice ready.
Heat a kadai with oil. add bay leaves, add add onion & fry till they start turning colour.
Next add potatoes and red chili powder, turmeric powder. Simmer and cook till the potatoes turn half soft.
Now add the tendli and continue cooking till it turns soft.
Add the goda masala, cooked rice and spice powder. combine everything and ensure it gets cooked in dum for all the flavours to get fused.
Serve with Raitha.
Notes
You can use raw rice and cook this along with the masala in pressure cooker. Somehow making this with cooked rice is very easy.
You can add peas along with other vegetables.
This rice ends up being quite spicy, so make sure you adjust the spice levels
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13 comments
I enjoyed making this too. I added everything to the cooker and made it a one pot meal. Your dish looks delicious.
Masala bath looks inviting !
Looks totally yum!!! Love that polka dotted ceramic dish!!!
Never used tindli in rice..though have eaten this rice at Aaswad , a Maharashtian restaurant in Mumbai..really spicy..but once in a way one enjoys a fiery treat:)
tummy yummy masala bath… too good..
Looks really spicy. What's goda masala?
Same thing few weeks back after a long day tried this simple rice and it was awesome love this masala bath ..
Hi,The Masala bath looks amazing,I would like to take part in Indian cooking challenge,but I was not able to find any place to add my requst,Could you pl let me know
Regards
Harini
spicy food is always comforting when it is raining outside. this sounds perfect
yum. I hva e never used garlic in my bhat though not that anyone will complain.:)
even I dont add Garlic in masala bhath.. this is a yummy one pot meal I enjoy cooking often for my family !
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Very flavorful one pot meal. I should try with dondakaya too!
Its a spiceful treat .we all loved it.