Vegetable Bhath Recipe: How To Make Karnataka-style Vegetable Bhath

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Vegetable bhath is a main course dish of the Kannada cuisine fame. Different kinds of mixed rice recipes are prepared during festivals and celebrations; and mixed vegetable bhath is one among them. The vegetable bhath is prepared by mixing cooked rice with vegetables and a whole load of spices.

The Karnataka-style vegetable bhath is usually cooked with onions, but it can be eliminated during the times of prayers and pooja. This finger-licking bath is a simple and easy-to-make recipe and does not require too much hard work. The bhath masala gives it a unique flavour, which certainly leaves us asking for more.

Let us see the step-by-step procedure of the vegetable bhath recipe along with the images and a video.

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Prep Time

15 Mins

Cook Time

30M

Total Time

45 Mins

Recipe By: Kavyashree S

Recipe Type: Main Course

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• Rice - 3/4th cup

  Water - 3 and 1/4th cups

  Oil - 3 tbsp

  Hing (asafoetida) - a pinch

  Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

  Split urad dal - 1 tsp

  Split chana dal - 1/2 tsp

  Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

  Mixed vegetables (carrot, capsicum, cabbage, potato, etc., chopped) - 1 medium-sized bowl

  Salt to taste

  Bhath powder - 2 tbsp

  Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp

  Jaggery - 1/2 tbsp

  Coriander (chopped) - 1/4th cup

How to Prepare

• 1. Add rice to a cooker and 3 cups of water to it.

  2. Pressure cook the rice for up to 2 whistles and allow it to cool.

  3. Meanwhile, add oil in a heated pan.

  4. Add hing and mustard seeds.

  5. Once it splutters, add the split urad dal, split chana dal and turmeric powder.

  6. Stir well until the lentils turn light brown in colour.

  7. Then, add the mixed vegetables.

  8. Add quarter cup of water.

  9. Add salt and stir well.

  10. Let it cook for about 5 minutes.

  11. Add the bhath powder, tamarind paste and jaggery.

  12. Mix well.

  13. Sprinkle the coriander leaves and stir well again.

  14. Add the cooked rice and mix thoroughly before serving.

Instructions

• 1.The rice and the water must be of the ratio 1:4, for cooking the rice.
• 2.You could add any vegetables you like to the bhath.
• 3.Grated coconut is an option to give the dish a unique flavour.

Nutritional Information

• Serving Size - 1 cup
• Calories - 400 cal
• Fat - 5 g
• Protein - 8 g
• Carbohydrates - 33 g
• Sugar - 7 g
• Fibre - 100 g

STEP BY STEP - HOW TO MAKE VEGETABLE BHATH

1. Add rice to a cooker and 3 cups of water to it.

2. Pressure cook the rice for up to 2 whistles and allow it to cool.

3. Meanwhile, add oil in a heated pan.

4. Add hing and mustard seeds.

5. Once it splutters, add the split urad dal, split chana dal and turmeric powder.

6. Stir well until the lentils turn light brown in colour.

7. Then, add the mixed vegetables.

8. Add quarter cup of water.

9. Add salt and stir well.

10. Let it cook for about 5 minutes.

11. Add the bhath powder, tamarind paste and jaggery.

12. Mix well.

13. Sprinkle the coriander leaves and stir well again.

14. Add the cooked rice and mix thoroughly before serving.