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Masala Bhaat (Microwave Recipe)


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This will be my first post for the new year and I hope to keep the momentum going to try and post new recipes! I tried making this Maharashtrian favorite for the first time and it came out simply superb. I am not savvy on masale-dar cooking. I like to keep home-cooked food a little simple. This bhaat, with the right amount of masalas, can still stay simple yet yummy. Coconut adds a lot of strength to the dish; so more coconut, the better. Here is how I made it:

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 cup
Fresh coconut - 1/2 cup
Cardamom - 3 to 5
Cloves - 5
Cinnamom - 1 small stick
Methi seeds (fenugreek seeds)- 1/2 tsp
Jeera (cumin seeds) - 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Green chillies - 3 to 4, chopped
Mixed vegetables like carrot, green peas, green beans -1/2 cup
Cashewnuts - 7 to 10
Asafoetida - a pinch
Cilantro for garnishing
Salt to taste
Ghee or oil 2 tsp

To be ground:

Cloves - 3
Cinnamon- 1/2 of a small stick
Dhania (coriander seeds) -1 tsp (can also use 2 tsp dhania powder instead of grinding seeds)
Jeera (cumin seeds) - 1 tsp

How to make (Set the microwave to "High" before starting):
Grind the "to be ground" ingredients" in a dry grinder. Take a big microwaveble bowl. Add ghee, mustard seeds, whole cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, jeera, green chillies, asafoetida and microwave for 1 min.Add 1/4th cup coconut and cashewnuts. Microwave for 1 min.Add the cut vegetables, mix well. Microwave for 2 min.Add 1 cup rice. Add 2 and 1/4 water. Add the ground ingredients and salt. Mix well.Microwave for 20 min.After the rice is cooked, mix 1/4th cup fresh coconut. Garnish with cilantro.
Serve with papad, Raita or yoghurt (curd).

Notes: Like I mentioned, more the coconut, better the dish. A few recipes also include jaggery in the dish but I have not tried this variation. You can also pre-soak the rice for about 20 minutes before cooking in the microwave, in which case you have to decrease the cooking time to 15 min or less (this will depend on the wattage of the microwave). This dish can also be traditionally made in a pressure cooker. However you choose to make, this dish will be an easy one for dinner on a tired day!!


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