Ghavane

Ghavane is a popular malvani breakfast dish prepared in Konkan region  of Maharashtra, India. It is prepared by using rice only. This dish goes well with coconut chutney or tea/chai (served in Pyala in Konkan). The preparation of dish is very simple. However, the preparation of actual dish could vary in different states of India.

Preparation Time – 20 mins

Cook Time – 40 mins

Total Time – 60 mins

Ingredients:

• 500 gms Rice (any type)
• Oil for greasing the pan
• Salt to taste

Serves:  6 persons (3-4 to each person)

Directions / Procedure:

1. Rinse rice in water for 3-4 times, means until water gets clear. Soak rice for about 5 – 6 hours in medium pan.

2. After 5-6 hours, rice grind in a mixer/blender and make a smooth puree/ batter. If required add water and again grind it well and make fine and smooth puree.

3. In a big deep pan, now mix rice puree very well and cover it with lid. Keep the rice puree aside for about 30 minutes.

4. After 30 minutes, add enough water and salt to taste, stir the batter very well.

5. While stirring the batter go on adding water till it becomes very thin batter. Make sure that batter should be very thin and have pouring consistency.

6. Heat the dosa pan or bhida tawa on low flame. Grease the pan with few drops of oil by using potato.

7. Take the batter in a ladle or small bowl, start pouring one full bowl of batter at the edges of pan and end up with by pouring in the centre of pan.

8. Now keep the flame medium and cook the ghavane for about 2-3 minutes.

9. After 2-3 minutes, ghavane start coming-up at the edges of pan that means it cooked well.

10. Once it cooked then carefully remove it in a plate, like this you can make rest of the ghavane.

Tips / suggestions:

• If you plan ghavane on next day morning, then you have to soak the rice in previous night.
• If batter is unused then keep it in the fridge, within 2-3 days you can use it.
• If required, then just flip ghavana  carefully and cook it from another side for about 2 minutes.

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