Gola Bhat – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Take the rice into a bowl and wash it really good 2-3 times.
• Soak the rice in enough water for about 30 minutes.
• Heat up pan on medium heat.
• Add besan and roast it well.
• Dry roast the besan. No need to add any oil while roasting.
• Turn off the gas and take the besan out into a bowl.
• When besan cools down completely add turmeric powder, ginger-green chili paste, red chili powder, salt to taste and curd.
• Add very little oil and mix everything well together.
• Add coriander leaves and mix well.
• Add very little water just enough to get binding to besan.
• Mix well and when the besan begins to get a little binding take some mixture in hand and make ball or gola from it.
• Roll them lightly to give them the shape of your fingers.
• You can make round gole if you want.
• Do not make tight gola as these may remain raw while cooking in rice.
• Make gole as light as possible.
• Heat up oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and let them pop up.
• Lower down the heat and add hing, dry red chilies and turmeric powder.
• Mix well and add soaked rice.
• Mix well and add water.
• Let the water boil really good.
• Mix once and lower the gas to medium heat.
• Add the gole or balls in the rice.
• Cover and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Lower down the heat to low and cook the rice for about 15-20 minutes.
• Turn off the gas and gola bhat is ready.