Bhat Bhaja | Bengali Bhaja Bhat

Bhat Bhaja is something I cook whenever I have leftover rice at home. Simple, flavorful, easy to cook, and most importantly leftover utilization makes it worth cooking. I cook it whenever I have leftover rice available and also have less time to cook. This is a comforting rice preparation and ideal for kids' lunchboxes. In fact. we love to take it as office lunch as well.

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• Bhat Bhaja at home!
• Is Bengali Bhat Bhaja Pulao?
• My recipe for Bhatbhaja!
• Here's how I cook Bengali Bhat Bhaja at Debjanir Rannaghar!
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• Rice Recipes from Debjanir Rannaghar!
• Have you tried the Bengali Bhat Bhaja recipe from Debjanir Rannaghar!
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Bhat Bhaja at home!

While growing up Bhaja Bhat used to be a special treat. Though at my ancestral house, my mother and aunts mostly used fresh rice or at times leftovers from lunch to make the treat for the junior members of the household. In a joint family, at times, there are fewer options to make kids happy. considering the restricted budget and family norms. My family was no different. Maa, Mamoni, Rangama though tried their best to cook simple delicacies for the kids. Bhat Bhaja is one such dish. I cannot compare it with the aristocracy of Basanti Pulao or the presence of Ghee Bhat. Yet, it was special and almost a close competition to Pulao.

Is Bengali Bhat Bhaja Pulao?

No, it is not Pulao. Instead, you can compare it with fried rice. Name-wise at least. Basically, Bhaja bhat is the Bengali version of fried rice. It is just that we mostly cook it when we have leftover rice available. The recipe, needless to say, is easier. The ingredients are simple, mostly a few vegetables. YOu don't necessarily need Basmati rice to cook it. In fact, boiled rice aka Shiddho Chal is ideal for making Bhat Bhaja.

My recipe for Bhatbhaja!

I don't follow a hard and fast rule while selecting veggies for bhatbhaja. I use whatever I am available with. Mostly, I do not use onion while cooking it. In my place, I always have seen my mother and aunts make a no onion no garlic fried rice aka Bhaja Bhat. It is a matter of choice. Ghee is a must and although in the recipe I have mentioned 1 Tbsp. Ghee, however, I prefer to add some more!

Here's how I cook Bengali Bhat Bhaja at Debjanir Rannaghar!

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Rice Recipes from Debjanir Rannaghar!

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• Bou Khuda (also known as Boua Pulao or Bou Khudi pulao)
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• Crab Biryani (also known as Crab Dum Biryani or Nandu Biryani)
• Ghee Bhat (also known as Bengali Sweet Pulao)
• Bengali Basanti Pulao (also known as Bengali Holud Pulao or Bhoger Misti Pulao)
• Ilish Pulao (also known as Bengali Hilsa Pulao)
• Peas Pulao (also known as Matar Pulao)
• Awadhi Vegetable Tehri (also known as veg Tahiri)
• Bangladeshi Mutton Tehari (also known as ghost Tehari)
• Muri Ghonto (also known as Bengali muro ghonto)
• Khejur Gurer Payesh (also known as Bengali Rice Kheer with Date Palm Jaggery)
• Chaler Payesh (also known as Bengali Rice Kheer)

Have you tried the Bengali Bhat Bhaja recipe from Debjanir Rannaghar!

I would love to see a picture if you are making it following my recipe which you can share here at dolonchttrj@gmail.com. You can use my hashtag #debjanirrannaghar and share it through Instagram as well. and in addition, you can tag me at @foodofdebjani.

Here's the Bhaja bhat aka Bhatbhaja Pin for your Pinterest Board!