Vagharelo bhat | masala rice in cooker | vegetable raita recipe
Ingredients
For vagharelo bhat
- 1 cup rice
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 dry red chilli
- 2 medium size sliced onion
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 3 chopped green chilli
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- 2 medium size chopped tomatoes
- 2 medium size chopped potatoes
- Salt to taste
- 1.5 cup water
- Some coriander leaves
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp lemon juice
For vegetable raita
- 1 medium size chopped onion
- 1 medium size chopped tomatoes
- ¼ cup grated carrot
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves
- 1 chopped green chilli
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp black salt
- Salt to taste
- ¼ tsp sugar
- 1.5 cup fresh dahi
Instructions
Making vagharelo bhat
- Wash rice under running cold water till water runs clear. Soak rice for 25-30 minutes
- Now in a pressure cooker, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and dry red chilli. Sauté for a minute.
- Then add sliced onion and sauté till it becomes translucent.
- Add ginger-garlic paste and chopped green chilli. Sauté it.
- Now, lower the flame and add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, and coriander powder. Mix well.
- Add chopped tomatoes and potato cubes. Mix well.
- Then add 1.5 cup water and mix.
- When water comes to boil, then add soaked rice, coriander leaves, garam masala and lemon juice. Mix well.
- Cover the pressure cooker lid, Cook for 1 whistle on medium-low heat.
- When the pressure cooker releases its pressure naturally, then open the lid and serve with vegetable raita.
Making vegetable raita
- In a mixing bowl, add chopped onion, tomatoes, grated carrot, coriander leaves, green chilli, cumin powder, black salt, salt, sugar, and fresh dahi. Mix well.
- Vegetable raita is ready to serve with rice.
Notes
- soaked rice helps to fasten its cooking process.
- The ratio of rice and water should be 1:1.5
- When water comes to boil, then add soaked rice in it.
- cook rice on medium flame.