Bharela Bateka

1. 1

   Boil the water

   Half-fill a pot and bring it to a proper rolling boil.

   a rolling boil — don’t rush it

   3 min
2. 2

   Drop the pouch in

   The sealed pouch goes straight into the boiling water.

   no tearing, no mess

   4 min
3. 3

   Snip, pour, serve

   Lift it out with tongs, snip the notch and pour onto a plate.

   and it plates itself

   30 sec

1. 1

   Tear the notch

   Open the pouch along the little V-cut on the side.

   just follow the notch

   10 sec
2. 2

   Pour into a bowl

   Tip it into a microwave-safe bowl, loosely covered with a plate.

   loosely covered — that’s the trick

   20 sec
3. 3

   Microwave 2 min

   High power. Stir once at halfway, then garnish and serve.

   stir once, halfway

   2 min

Also works on a tava with ghee, an induction plate, even an open-fire chulha.

Serve hot with phulka, jeera rice or a wedge of lemon.