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Recipe for Rice Bath
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup Rice
- 1/4 cup carrot chopped
- 1/4 cup beans chopped
- 2 tbsp Green peas fresh or frozen
- 1/4 cup onion chopped
- 1/4 cup tomato chopped
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tsp Lemon juice
To grind
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 2″ piece Ginger
- 2 nos. Green chillies
- 2″ piece cinnamon
- 4 nos Cloves
- 1 no. Cardamom
- 1 tsp Fennel seeds
- 1 tsp Coriander seeds
- 2 tbsp Coconut
- 1 tbsp Mint leaves
To temper
- 1 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 no. bay leaf
- 1″ piece cinnamon
- 4 nos. cloves
- 2 nos. cardamom
Instructions
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Take rice in a vessel and rinse it 3 to 4 times with enough water and soak it for 15-20 minutes. Next in a pan add oil, garlic, ginger, green chillies, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, fennel seeds and coriander seeds. Saute well for few minutes till all are roasted. Next include coconut and mint leaves and continue sauteing for few seconds.
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Transfer all the roasted ingredients to mixer and grind to fine puree along with water. Next, heat a pressure cooker adding ghee, oil, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. Saute for few seconds.
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Next, include onion and continue sauteing till onion turn translucent. Next add tomato and saute till mushy.
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When tomatoes are done, add ground masala. Saute till raw smell subsides. Now, add all the veggies and mix well.
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Next include 3 cups of water, soaked rice, salt and turmeric powder.
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Give a nice stir, squeeze a lemon and pressure cook for 3 whistles. When the pressures subsides naturally, open the lid and serve.
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Healthy and tasty rice bath is ready to serve with raita.
Notes
- Roast the ingredients in medium flame and do not over do it.
- You can include coriander leaves too along with mint leaves. Mint leaves give nice aroma, so do not skip.
- Rice to water ratio is 1:2. Soaking rice helps it to cook grain separated.
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