Gujarati Masala Rice (Kharibhat)

This is wonder recipe which can be prepared very fast and it can be made in lot of variety based on what vegetable you are adding. I’ve put here the most common method (common for me) of preparing the Gujarati Style Masala Rice. In Gujarat we call it kharibhat or Kharabhat (ખારીભાત/ખારાભાત) (a variant of which is called Rice bath in South India).
Ready To eat in < 30 min
Preparation Difficulty: Easy
For 2 person
Ingredients:
● 2 small tea cup rice (preferably long grain and soaked for atleast 10 minutes) 
● 1 medium potato chopped in 1” size
● 1 medium onion chopped
● 1 small to medium sized tomato chopped
● 1 green chili chopped
● 4-5 curry leaves
● 6-8 garlic cloves (outer skin removed) OR equivalent amount of garlic paste
● a small piece of ginger OR equivalent amount of ginger paste
● 1/2 small tea cup fresh peas (optional)
● 1 small tea cup cauliflower (optional)
● 1/4 small tea cup peanuts (optional)
● 2-3 table spoon oil/ghee

Masala Required (spoon size in small masala spoon):
● 1/2 spoon cumin seeds,
● pinch of asafetida (hing) (optional, used in most Gujarati cuisine)
● 1/2 spoon turmeric
● 1/2 spoon red chili powder (optional)
● 1 spoon coriander powder
● 1 spoon cumin powder
● 1/2 spoon garam masala powder OR use whole garam masala like cloves, pepper, cinnamon, star anise, coriander seeds, black cardamom 

Method:
● Get a pressure cooker and heat oil/ghee. 
● Add peanuts and fry for around 10 seconds. 
● Add cumin seeds (and whole garam masala if you are not using garam masala power).
● After 3-4 seconds add hing powder followed by chipped onions and salt (to taste) and fry till onions are light brown.
● Add curry leaves, green chili, garlic and ginger (or paste) and fry for 1 more minutes (half minute if used paste)
● Add turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and steer for 5 seconds
● Add chopped tomato and fry till tomato becomes soft and start melting.
● If you are using garam masala powder than add it now.
● Add potato and other vegetables and cook for 2 minutes, give occasional steer.
● Add 5 small tea cups water and soaked rice.
● Close the pressure cooker and cook it on high flame for first 2 minutes and reduce to medium flame after that.
● Close the flame after around half minute of 2nd whistle (but before 3rd whistle)
● Open the pressure cooker after 5-10 minutes of closing the flame and give a general mix so rice doesn’t  get mashed.

Garnishing options (use one or more of these):
Tomato, coriander leaves, lemon, roasted cashew, kismis or seedless green grapes.
Can be accompanied with:
Raita or butter milk, papad or potato chips

4 comments:

██ █ █ रावत_ही™ ☠ said...

hmm.....i think u invented this :D :D...thoughthe blog is good but dont u think its too lengthy to read :D :P

Yogee said...

I haven't invented this. It is made in Gujarat but it is very plain. I added a lot of things to it.

And good to see that some blogger are thinking about length of a blog. I agree that this is long blog but I had no option for this blog. I tried to achieve that by keeping introduction limited to 3 lines.

Mamta said...

It's not invented.. Good work.. Easy to make.. Tasty..

lifeofanintrovert said...

This is not invented. We call it khara bhat at home too and I am a Gujarati!!