Wada Kolam Rice is a clean polished variant of rice that originates from the state of Gujarat, India. As per recommendations of health experts and due to the affordable pricing of Wada Kolam Rice, this can be consumed on a daily basis and has proven health benefits. To help our readers add Wada Kolam Rice in every day diet, here is an interesting recipe that can be made using best quality Wada Kolam Rice. Gujarat being the origin of Kolam Rice, it is best to make Gujarati specialty out of it.
In today’s blog, let’s learn a unique Kolam Rice Recipe called Gujarati Masala Bhaat that tastes delicious and is wholesome as well.
Gujarati Bhaat is usually served in lunch and dinner. It tastes great with raita, curd, salad, curry and dal. It takes around 30 minutes – 45 minutes to make a full pot Kolam rice recipe – Gujarati Masala Bhaat.
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Ingredients for Kolam rice recipe – Gujarati Masala Bhaat:
1 cup wada kolam rice
1 cup mixed vegetables (carrot, bean) – cubed and boiled
2 tablespoon ghee
1 teaspoon whole spices (clove, cinnamon)
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
½ teaspoon mustard seeds
¼ teaspoon asafoetida
½ teaspoon chilli powder
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon garam masala powder
½ teaspoon salt
Recipe for Kolam rice recipe – Gujarati Masala Bhaat:
Kolam rice recipe – Gujarati Masala Bhaat Step 1:
First wash the wada kolam rice and strain the excess water from it. This is important to get non-sticky basmati rice like texture.
Kolam rice recipe – Gujarati Masala Bhaat Step 2:
Cook the rice in a water-rice ratio of 2:1. Do not completely cook the rice. Turn off the flame when the rice is cooked yet not completely soft.
Kolam rice recipe – Gujarati Masala Bhaat Step 3:
Add the ghee in a pan followed by three spices – asafetida, mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Add the whole spices as well. Wait for less than a minutes and sauté the boiled vegetables in the same pan. Once done add the cooked rice.
Kolam rice recipe – Gujarati Masala Bhaat Step 4:
Add the rest of the spices from the above list and salt. Now, mix everything together. Make sure the flame is lowest at this point. Cover the pan and cook the rice for 3-5 minutes. Your Kolam rice recipe – Gujarati Masala Bhaat is ready to be served.
Alternatively, Kolam rice recipe – Gujarati Masala Bhaat recipe can be made a one-pot recipe by not cooking the rice in advance. Follow the same process as mentioned above from adding ghee in pan to uncooked rice. Thereafter, add water and cook it up to two whistles and the Kolam rice recipe – Gujarati Masala Bhaat will be ready to be served.
This Kolam rice recipe – Gujarati Masala Bhaat recipe is compiled by Punit Proteins who also sells 1121 basmati rice in Vadodara.