Kolambi Bhat – Marathi Recipe

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.