Varhadi Aloo Bhat | How to make Maharastra Varhadi Aloo Bhat

Varhadi Aloo Bhat is a spicy pulao from Maharastra made with a ground paste and can be simply served with just raitha. This makes an excellent lunch box dish as it's easy to make.

I adapted this recipe from here and it says this dish is part of the offering in Krishna prayer meetings. I have been always wanting to make the elaborate Lunch Thalis described on this site. Though for this marathon, I ended up picking some of the rice dishes. I waited almost until last week to make this and finally on Election day, when it was off for us, I ventured to make this pulao along with Tiranga Pulao.

I felt the spice level is much less than what we normally have, especially if I was going to just serve raitha. So I added some more green chilies to the rice. Only later did I realize I could have easily made Aloo Tamatar with this. Anyway, we enjoyed this easy-to-put pulao and if you are short of ideas, then this is one dish you can make.

Varhadi Aloo Bhat is my choice for V in the AtoZ Biryani/Pulao/Khichdi Festival that's happening for the April Mega Marathon, where I have opted to make 26 Rice dishes. If you are interested to know what I am doing for V in C4AS, go ahead check it out!

A to Z Biryani/Pulao/Khichadi Festival!

A for Amritsari Wadi ki Biryani
B for Badshahi Pulao
C for Chak Angouba
D for Doddapatre Soppina Chitranna
E for Eerulli Chitranna
F for Fada ni khichdi
G for Goli Bhaat
H for Holud Mishti Pulao
I for Iyengar Style Vendhaya Keerai Sadam
J for Jackfruit Biryani
K for Kathal Biryani
L for Lima Beans Biryani
M for Moti Pulao
N for Navratan Pulao
O for Orange Pulao
P for Parda Biryani
Q for Qubooli Biryani
R for Ram Pulao
S for Shahi Khichdi
T for Tiranga Pulao
U for Ulava Charu Vegetable Biryani

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Varhadi Aloo Bhat | How to make Maharastra Varhadi Aloo Bhat

Prep Work

Wash and peel potatoes and cut them into cubes.
Wash rice and set aside.
Fry potatoes and cashew nuts separately. Set aside.

Make paste

In a mixer, take green chilies, ginger, cinnamon, coriander seeds and make them into a paste using water.

Making the Pulao

Heat a pressure cooker with 2 tbsp ghee and fry the ground paste.
Now add fried potatoes, curds.
Add drained rice and combine well.
Add 3 cups water, salt and cook the rice.
Once the pressure falls down, remove the lid, save some fried cashews for garnish, add the rest and fluff well. Top it with dry grated coconut, coriander leaves, and the remaining cashews.

Notes:

Since the ground green chili paste wasn't spicy, I add another 3 to 4 as whole to the rice.

Recipe

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Varhadi Aloo Bhat | How to make Maharastra Varhadi Aloo Bhat

Varhadi Aloo Bhat is a spicy pulao from Maharastra made with a ground paste and can be simply served with just raitha. This makes an excellent lunch box dish as its easy to make.

Course Lunch Box, Main Dish - Rice

Cuisine Maharashtra

Keyword Easy Kids Lunch Box Recipe

By Cook Method Pressure Cooker

Occasion Kids Lunch Box

By Diet Healthy Recipes, Kid Friendly

Author Srivalli

Ingredients

For the paste

• 5 nos Green Chillies chopped
• 1 inch Ginger
• 2 no Cinnamon
• 3 tsp Coriander Seeds

For the Rice

• 1. 5 cups Basmati Rice
• 2 large Potatoes
• 12 to 15 Cashew Nuts
• 3/4 cup Curds / Yoghurt
• 1/4 cup Copra / Dry Coconut, grated
• 1/2 cup Coriander leaves chopped
• A Pinch Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp Ghee
• Cooking Oil for deep frying

Instructions

Prep Work

• Wash and peel potatoes and cut into cubes.
• Wash rice and set aside.
• Fry potatoes and cashew nuts separately. Set aside.

Making the paste

• In a mixer, take green chilies, ginger, cinnamon, coriander seeds and make them into a paste using water.

Making the Pulao

• Heat a pressure cooker with 2 tbsp ghee and fry the ground paste.
• Now add fried potatoes, curds.
• Add drained rice and combine well.
• Add 3 cups water, salt and cook the rice.
• Once the pressure falls down, remove the lid, save some fried cashews for garnish, add the rest and fluff well. Top it with dry grated coconut, coriander leaves, and the remaining cashews.

Notes

Since the ground green chili paste wasn't spicy, I add another 3 to 4 as whole to the rice.

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Other Maharashtrian dishes you can try:

• Ghavan
• Kothimbir Vadi
• Varhadi Aloo Bhat
• Maharashtrian Amti
• Koshimbir
• Masala Bhath