Karnataka Rice Bath Recipe 

Karnataka Rice Bath - A Flavourful Easy To Prepare One-Pot Dish

Karnataka Rice Bath is a flavorful and aromatic rice dish that is popular across Karnataka. This delicious one-pot meal is made with rice, mixed vegetables, and a special blend of aromatic masala paste that give it a unique taste. It is a perfect comfort food, often enjoyed for lunch, or dinner. The key ingredient that sets the Rice Bath apart is the fragrant masala paste made with roasted spices, coconut, mint and coriander leaves .This masala blend enhances the flavor, making the dish irresistibly tasty.

It is typically prepared with vegetables like carrots, beans, peas, potatoes and capsicum, making it a nutritious and wholesome dish. It is often paired with raita, papad, chips or even coconut chutney, adding more taste and texture to the meal.

What makes this Rice Bath special is its easy preparation and versatility. It can be made using freshly cooked rice or even leftover rice, making it a great way to use up leftovers in a delicious way. Here for this recipe I have use basmati rice but you can use raw rice too.

Whether you are looking for a quick lunchbox recipe, a comforting meal, or a flavorful dish to impress guests, this Karnataka Rice Bath is a must-try!

 

In this post I’ll show you step by step instructions on how to prepare this one pot Karnataka style rice bath recipe in pressure cooker.Check out the recipe below.

Ingredients

For Masala

Cinnamon -2 nos

Cloves-3-4 nos

Cardamom -2 nos

Fennel Seeds -1 tsp

Onion -1  no

Ginger-1 inch piece 

Garlic -4 nos

Green chillies -4-6 nos

Coriander leaves-handful 

Mint leaves -handful 

Grated coconut -2 tbsps

Oil-1 tsp

Other Ingredients

Basmati rice-1 cup

Onion -2 nos

Tomato-1 no

Carrot-1/2 cup

Beans-1/2 cup

Potato-1 no

Green peas-1/4 cup

Cinnamon -1 no

Cloves -2 nos

Cardamom -1 no

Cumin seeds-1 tsp

Star anise-1 no

Marathi moggu-1 no

Bay leaf-1

Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves -few

Mint leaves-few

Ghee-1 tsp

Oil -1 tsp

Karnataka Rice Bath Recipe Video

Method 

For Masala Paste

👉Heat oil in a pan add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, fennel seeds, onion, ginger, garlic saute well.Next add mint and coriander leaves and sauté for a minute.Finally add coconut sauté for few seconds, switch off the gas.

👉Transfer to mixie jar and allow the mixture to cool and add little water and grind it fine paste, set aside.

For Making rice bath

👉Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15 minutes.(Note- you can use raw rice too)

👉In a pressure cooker heat ghee and oil , add whole garam masala spices, jeera allow it to splutter.

👉Add onion sauté well.

👉Add tomatoes cook until mushy.

👉Add all the vegetables sauté for 2-4 minutes.

👉Add few chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves.

👉Add the ground masala paste mix well and sauté for 2 minutes.

👉Add the basmati rice after draining the water, mix everything together gently.

👉Add required salt and mix well.

👉Now add 1 &1/2 or 1 &3/4 cups of water mix everything well and bring to a boil.

👉Close the cooker with lid, keep in medium flame and  put on weight and cook for 15-20 minutes without whistle and switch off the gas and allow the pressure to release naturally.

👉Now open the cooker and mix the rice bath gently.

👉Serve hot .

Preparation Time-30 minutes 

Serves-4