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Tarla Dalal
07 January, 2025
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varan bhaat recipe | Maharashtrian varan bhaat | toovar dal varan | with images.
how to make varan bhaat is an everyday fare in Maharashtrian homes. Learn how to make varan bhaat.
Varan Bhaat is a famous Maharashtrian dish of steaming hot rice topped with ghee and lentil curry. The toovar dal is prepared in a simple and homely manner that will appeal to everybody.
Onions, tomatoes, green chillies and spices add to the flavour to the toovar dal varan making it a perfect accompaniment to cooked rice. Serve this satiating Maharashtrian varan bhaat hot and fresh, without forgetting the dollop of ghee!
To make varan bhaat, wash the toovar dal and drain it. Combine the toovar dal, tomatoes, cumin seeds, onions, oil, green chillies, salt and 2½ cups of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Add the turmeric powder and coriander and mix well using a whisk.Pour this varan over cooked rice and serve hot.
Tips for varan bhaat. 1. Do not whisk the dal till smooth. This dal is slightly coarse when served. 2. For a true authentic experience, serve varan bhaat topped with ghee means ‘toop’ in Marathi.
Dodkyacha Bhaat, Tendli Bhaat, Hariyali Matki Khichdi and Masala Bhaat are some more Maharashtrian rice delicacies that you will surely enjoy.
Enjoy varan bhaat recipe | Maharashtrian varan bhaat | toovar dal varan | how to make varan bhaat | with step by step images and video below.
Varan Bhaat, Maharashtrian Varan Bhaat recipe - How to make Varan Bhaat, Maharashtrian Varan Bhaat
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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Total Time
25 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
For Varan Bhaat
1 cup toovar (arhar) dal , washed and drained
1 1/2 cups long grain rice (basmati chawal) , washed and drained
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
5 to 8 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1/8 tsp asafoetida (hing)
1 tsp roughly chopped green chillies
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 tbsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/4 cup finely chopped tomato
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
salt to taste
4 tsp ghee
Method
For making steamed rice
- To make varan bhaat recipe, in a pressure cooker, combine basmati rice, salt to taste and 2 cups of water.
- Mix well and cover with a lid. Pressure cook on a medium flame for 2 whistles.
- Allow the steamed to escape and then open the lid. Keep aside.
For making varan
- Combine toovar dal, turmeric powder and 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker, mix well and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
- Allow the steam to escape before opening the lid. Whisk well and keep aside.
- Heat oil and ghee in a deep non-stick pan, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves, hing, green chillies and onions.
- Sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes. Add ginger garlic paste, tomatoes and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add coriander cumin seeds powder, salt to taste, cooked dal and 1 cup water.
- Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
How to serve
- Put 1 cup of hot steamed rice in a serving bowl, top it with ¼th of the dal and 1 tsp of ghee evenly over it.
- Repeat step 1 to make 3 more servings.
- Serve varan bhaat hot with sabzi, achar or papad of your choice.
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Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 479 cal |
| Protein | 13.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 76.5 g |
| Fiber | 6.8 g |
| Fat | 13.1 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 17.4 mg |
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Saurabh Morparia
March 13, 2025, midnight
thanks you. taste superb
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Saurabh, thanks. would love to hear from u agaIn.
Archana
March 13, 2025, midnight
Varan Bhaat.. a simple recipe which is just too good.. i loved having this when it is piping hot.. it tastes the best..
Asmita
March 13, 2025, midnight
Simple Satisfying and tasty.. thankyou !
Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Hi Asmita , we are delighted you loved the Varan Bhaat recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.
Sunil Sonawane
March 13, 2025, midnight
This is use full information to prepare recipe.
Shubhada
March 13, 2025, midnight
I am a maharashtrian and I am sorry to say but Varan bhaat is devoid of any onion tomato or green chilli. In all maharashtrian homes that I have come across, varan is made by boiling tuvar daal..mash it . Add water to make soup like consistency. Add hing, haldi, jaggery and salt. Bring to a boil. Serve hot with rice and top it with ghee and lime juice. What your recipe states is an aamti not varan.
