Varicha bhat recipe / Bhagar / Vrat recipe Varicha bhat

Varicha bhat recipe is a typical Maharashtrian ‘vrat recipe’ or ‘upwas(fast) recipe’. Varicha bhat serve with shengdana Amti or with curd. Varicha bhat is also called as Bhagar. Varicha bhat made from Vari Tandul which are called as Samo Rice or Jungle Rice. It is easy to digest so samo rice is usually eats during fasting.

Prep Time – 10 minutes

Cooking time – 20 minutes

Total – 30 minutes

Serve – 4

Ingredients

·         Variche Tandul (samo seeds) – 1 cup

·         Green chili – 5 to 7 (chopped)

·         Cumin seeds (jeera) – 1 table spoon

·         Curry leaves – 6 to 7

·         Potato – 1

·         Salt as per taste (here I used 1 table spoon)

·         Oil – 3 table spoon

·         Water – 3 cup

METHOD -

1)      Clean the vari tandul (samo seed) and dry roast in kadai or heavey bottom pan.

2)      Take out this roasted vari tandul in big bowl and wash vari 2 times. Keep aside.

3)      Wash and chop the green chilies. Also peel the potato and chop into thin pieces. Put chopped potato into water to retain its colour.

4)      Heat oil in pan, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, add chopped potato and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Cover the kadai by placing lid and cook the potato on low flame.

5)      When potato is cooked, add 3 cups water and salt as per taste.

6)      Allow to boil the water. When water is boiling then add washed vari tandul and mix it nicely.

7)      Keep stirring for some time. Cook on medium to low flame.

Lets see how to make Varicha bhat or bhagar with step by step method and photos.

METHOD -

1)      Clean the vari tandul (samo seed) and dry roast in kadai or heavey bottom pan.

2)      Take out this roasted vari tandul in big bowl and wash vari 2 times. Keep aside.

3)      Wash and chop the green chilies. Also peel the potato and chop into thin pieces. Put chopped potato into water to retain its colour.

4)      Heat oil in pan, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, add chopped potato and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Cover the kadai by placing lid and cook the potato on low flame.

5)      When potato is cooked, add 3 cups water and salt as per taste.

6)      Allow to boil the water. When water is boiling then add washed vari tandul and mix it nicely.

7)      Keep stirring for some time. Cook on medium to low flame.

Our Varicha bhat / Bhagar is ready to serve.

Serve Vrat recipe or Upwas (fast) recipe varicha bhat with shengdana amti or curd.