Rice dishes form one of the major attractions in South Indian festivals. Masala Bhath is one such kind which is tasty and can be made with the available ingredients.

Preparations for Ugadi are on in most of the houses. It is an important festival for the people of South India. It is also celebrated by Sindhis, Marwaris and Manipuris. It falls on  the first day known as Padya in the month of Chaitra of the Hindu calendar. This is considered as the beginning of new year.

People rise early in the morning, have an oil bath, decorate the house  with mango leaves and pooja is performed. The new panchanga is worshipped and it is customary to make an offering of neem and jaggery mixed with raw mango pieces. It is called as Bevu Bella. It signifies that we should accept both joy and sorrow gleefully.

Among the sweets, kheer and holige are usually prepared. Today, I am presenting a tasty Masala Bhath to you all. Do read further.

Here I am using capsicum, potatoes and peas. The potatoes and peas are parboiled. Fresh spice powder adds a good taste, though one can make it ahead and store. I prefer using the freshly made one.

Masale Bhat is a flavoursome, no onion garlic rice dish from Karnataka. It is usually prepared during festive days as Ugadi and Deepavali.

The ingredients needed are usually available in all south indian households. The vegetables used here are capsicum, potato and green peas. Do not skip on any of these, it lends a good taste to it.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked rice
• 3 potato
• 2 capsicum
• 1 cup green peas
• 3 teaspoon spice mix
• 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
• salt to taste

For the seasoning :

• 3 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard
• 2 teaspoon bengal gram
• 2 teaspoon urad dal
• 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• a few curry leaves

For the spice mix:

• 3 tablespoon  coriander seed
• 1 tablespoon bengal gram
• 1 tablespoon urad dal
• 6 dry red chilli
• a few curry leaves
• 2 cloves
• 15 peppper corn
• 1 inch cinnamon

Method :

1. Cook the rice and keep it aside. The grains of rice  should be separate.
2. Cut the vegetables.
3. Put the potatoes to boil, when they are nalf done, add green peas to it.
4. Make the spice mix by roasting the ingredients separately  under the section,” For the Spice Mix” and grindd them to a powder.
5. Make seasoning, add mustard seeds, as it crackles put bengal gram urad dal, asafoetida, turmeric powder and capsicum.
6. Once the capsicum pieces are cooked, put the boiled peas and potato to it.
7. Add three teaspoon of spice mix, a little chilli powder and salt.
8. Mix it well, let cook for a minute.
9. Switch off the gas, put the rice and mix it gently.
10. You may garnish with fresh coriander.

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Masale Bhat

Masale Bhat is a flavoursome rice dish from South India. It is usually prepared during festive days.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked rice
• 3 potato
• 2 capsicum
• 1 cup green peas
• 3 teaspoon spice mix
• 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
• salt to taste
• For the seasoning :
• 3 tablespoon oil
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard
• 2 teaspoon bengal gram
• 2 teaspoon urad dal
• 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• a few curry leaves
• For the spice mix:
• 3 tablespoon coriander seed
• 1 tablespoon bengal gram
• 1 tablespoon urad dal
• 6 dry red chilli
• a few curry leaves
• 2 cloves
• 15 pepper corn
• 1 inch cinnamon

Instructions

• Cook the rice and keep it aside. The grains of rice  should be separate.
• Cut the vegetables.
• Put the potatoes to boil, when they are nalf done, add green peas to it.
• Make the spice mix by roasting the ingredients separately  under the section," For the Spice Mix" and grindd them to a powder.
• Make seasoning, add mustard seeds, as it crackles put bengal gram urad dal, asafoetida, turmeric powder and capsicum.
• Once the capsicum pieces are cooked, put the boiled peas and potato to it.
• Add three teaspoon of spice mix, a little chilli powder and salt.
• Mix it well, let cook for a minute.
• Switch off the gas, put the rice and mix it gently.
• You may garnish with fresh coriander.

Notes

The rice should be well cooked but the grains must be separate.
You can keep the spice mix in a clean, airtight container.

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Sending this to Foodies _Redoing Old Post 117. An old post got updated with better pictures and the text was modified, the recipe remains the same.

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