SOUTH INDIAN DISHES:BAGALA BAATH RECIPE

BAGALA BAATH RECIPE

Ingredients: 2 cups rice (chawal) 1 cup yogurt 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup fresh cream (malai) 1 cucumber (kheera) 1 carrot (gajar) 1 raw mango (aam) 1/4 cup green grapes (angoor) (seedless) 1 tsp mustard seeds (raai) 1 red chillies whole 4 green chillies 1" ginger (adrak) 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing) 1 sprig curry leaves (kari patta) 2 tblsp gingelly oil (tel) salt (namak) to taste 

How to make bagala baath:

1. Clean, wash and boil rice and slightly overcook it. Drain well and cool. When it reaches room temperature, mix in the milk, asafoetida and salt to taste. 
2. Wash and chop green chillies and ginger finely. Peel and deseed cucumber. Grate, mix in a little salt and keep aside.
3. Peel and grate the carrot and mango and keep separately. Slice the grapes into two and keep.
4. Heat oil in a small pan and temper with mustard seeds, asafoetida, red chilli and curry leaves. Add the ginger and green chillies, stir well and add to the prepared rice
5. Add the yogurt, cream and the grapes. Mix well and chill in the refrigerator. 
6. Squeeze out excess water from the cucumber. Garnish the rice with the grated cucumber, carrot and mango and serve.