Gola Bhat/ Besan Bhat

Preparation Time - 5 Min                     Cooking Time - 15 Min           Serves - 4

This is very famous and quick dish from Nagpur, Maharashtra.

Ingredients :

Rice - 1 Cup

Gram Flour (Besan) - 1 Cup

Oil - 1 1/2 Tbsp

Carom seeds - 1 Tsp

Sesame seeds - 2 Tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 Tsp

Turmeric powder - 2 Tsp

Red Chili powder - 1 Tsp

Salt - 2 Tsp/ To taste

Asafoetida - 1 Tsp

Green Chili - 1

Cilantro(Coriander leaves) - a few

Method :

1) In a bowl mix besan, carom seeds, sesame seeds, red chili powder, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp salt. Add water and make a dough. Add little oil if it is too sticky.

2) In a pan heat oil, add mustard seeds, let it crackle.

3) Add asafoetida, turmeric powder and then add rice and 2 cup water.

4) Add salt and let the rice cook. Do not keep the lid.

5) Make medium size balls of besan dough and keep aside.

6) When rice is half cooked put these balls on rice and add little water if required.

7) Now put the lid and let it cook for 5-7 mins on low flame.

8) Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot with butter milk and spicy curd chilies.

Gola Bhat

Instant Rawa Dosa

Preparation Time - 5 Min                            Cooking Time - 15 Min                       Serves - 2

Ingredients :

Rawa (semolina or fine Sooji) - 1/2 Cup

All purpose flour (plain flour or maida) - 1/4 cup

Rice flour - 1/4 cup

Salt - 1/2 tsp/to taste

Finely chopped cilantro - 1 Tbsp

Finely chopped green chili - 1

Water - 2 Cup

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Finely chopped onion - 1

Oil/Ghee - 1 Tbsp

Method :

1) Mix rawa, maida and rice flour in a bowl. Make a thin batter by adding little water at a time.
    The batter should be thin like butter milk. Make sure there are no lumps in batter.

2) Add cumin seeds, salt and chopped cilantro and green chilies.

3) Heat griddle and add 1 tsp oil/ghee. Add 1/2 tbsp of chopped onion on and now sprinkle the batter on griddle. I prefer to sprinkle with hands.
    You can also use spoon to spread the batter but that may make the dosa think and soft.

5) Add oil/ghee on sides of dosa if required. Let it cook for 2-3 mins, till golden brown on griddle side.
    Rawa dosa takes little more time to cook than normal rice dosa.

6) Serve hot with coconut chutney, dosa bhaji or sambar.

Rava Dosa