Vidarbha, Maharashtra

Gola bhaat

Name: Gola bhaat
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Varhadi
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups rice; 1 cup besan (chickpea flour, gram flour); 1/2 tsp ajwain (carom seeds); 10 cloves crushed garlic; 2 crushed green chilli; 1 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 3/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); 3 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1 tsp cumin seeds; Salt, to taste; 2 3/4 cups water

Rice steamed with spiced besan balls and finished with a garlic tadka. Vidarbha's one pot hug.

45 minTime

12 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Grandma's wayThe Vidarbha home original.

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448kcalsame

12 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

45minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice1¼ cups

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1 cup

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Garlic10 cloves, crushed

Green chilli2, crushed

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¾ tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Saltto taste

Water2¾ cups

Method

4 steps

1Mix besan with ajwain, half the garlic, chilli, half the chilli powder, turmeric, coriander, salt and 1 tbsp oil. Add a little water to make a firm dough and shape into small balls.
2In a cooker, heat 1 tsp oil, add cumin, then the washed rice, salt and water.
3Place the gole on top of the rice. Pressure cook 2 whistles and let pressure release naturally.
4Heat the rest of the oil, fry the remaining garlic until golden, add the rest of the chilli powder and pour over the rice and gole.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Vidarbha, Maharashtra

Gola bhaat

Rice steamed with spiced besan balls and finished with a garlic tadka. Vidarbha's one pot hug.

45 minTime

12 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Vidarbha comfort1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe Vidarbha home original.

The original

448kcalsame

12 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

45minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Rice1¼ cups

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)1 cup

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Garlic10 cloves, crushed

Green chilli2, crushed

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¾ tsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Cumin seeds1 tsp

Saltto taste

Water2¾ cups

Method

4 steps

1Mix besan with ajwain, half the garlic, chilli, half the chilli powder, turmeric, coriander, salt and 1 tbsp oil. Add a little water to make a firm dough and shape into small balls.
2In a cooker, heat 1 tsp oil, add cumin, then the washed rice, salt and water.
3Place the gole on top of the rice. Pressure cook 2 whistles and let pressure release naturally.
4Heat the rest of the oil, fry the remaining garlic until golden, add the rest of the chilli powder and pour over the rice and gole.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Gola bhaat

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Ingredients

Method

Gola bhaat

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Ingredients

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