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Kolambi bhat is a traditional, authentic Maharashtrian recipe. Kolambi means prawns. This is a very easy and simple recipe. This can be a good lunch or dinner option. Do try this recipe at home and drop a comment for me. Do not forget to like, share, and subscribe.
Kolambi Bhat - Marathi Recipe
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Nutrition facts:
200 Calories
20 grams Fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients
To Marinate Kolambi:
- 250 gm Kolambi / Prawns
- 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp Red chili powder
- Lemon juice
- Salt to taste
To Make Rice:
- 1 cup Basamati rice
- 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
- 1 cup finely chopped Onion
- 1/2 cup finely chopped Tomato
- 1 tbsp Garam masala
- 2 tsp Red chili powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder
- Salt to taste
- Finely chopped Coriander leaves
- 3 tsp Ghee
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 4~5 Peppercorns
- 2 Green cardamom
- 5~6 Cloves
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 2 Bay leaves
Instructions
To Marinate Kolambi:
- Devain the kolambi, remove the shell, and black vein from it.
- Wash it really good and drain all the water from it.
- To marinate prawns, add ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chili powder, lemon juice, and salt.
- Mix well and cover it.
- Keep it aside to marinate for about 15-20 minutes.
To Make Rice:
- Take rice in a bowl and wash it really good 3-4 times with water.
- Add enough water and soak it for about 30 minutes.
- Heat up ghee in a pan. You can use oil instead of ghee.
- Add cumin seeds and let it splutter.
- Add onion and fry until it turns nice golden.
- When the onion begins to turn nice golden add tomato, ginger-garlic paste, red chili powder, garam masala, coriander powder, and salt.
- Mix well and fry until tomato is cooked spices release oil.
- Add marinated kolambi, coriander leaves and mix everything well together.
- Add a little water and mix well.
- Cover and cook on medium heat for just about 4-5 minutes.
- In a pan boil water.
- Add peppercorns, green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves, salt, and soaked rice.
- Cook the rice on high heat for about 7-8 minutes.
- Cook the rice completely.
- Drain all the water from rice.
- Transfer the cooked rice into cooked kolambi.
- Mix everything well together.
- Cover and steam on lowest possible heat for about 10 minutes.
- Turn off the gas and kolambi rice is already.
Notes
- This is small kolambi. It doesn’t take long to cook, just 4-5 minutes on medium heat. If kolmabi is cooked longer then it will get chewy texture.
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