Hyderabadi Bagara Rice Recipe:
Serves 2
Prep time:10 mins | Cooking time:30 mins | Total time:40 mins
Cuisine: Hyderabadi - Indian | Category: Rice | Pulav
Ingredients:
1 heaped cup Basmati Rice
1 big Onion, finely sliced
2 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste12-15 Cashew nuts ,split into halves(optional)
8-10 Mint leaves(optional)
3/4" Cinnamon
3-4 Cloves
2-3 Green Cardamom
1-2 Bay leaves
1 tsp Shahjeera (black cumin seeds)
Salt to taste
1 tbsp Oil
1 tbsp Ghee
Method:
- Wash and soak basmati rice in water for 10 mins.Do not wash more than twice as it looses its fragrance.
- Heat oil and ghee in a thick kadai/pan(or cooker) and fry cashew nuts until they turn golden in color and remove them and keep aside.In the same oil add shahi jeera and let them crackle.
- Add cloves,green cardamom,cinnamon and bay leaves and fry them for a minute.Slighly open the cardamom pods before adding so that they do not splutter.
- Add thinly sliced onions and fry until they become translucent and then add ginger-garlic paste and fry well.
- Add drained basmati rice and fry well for a couple of minutes until its dry,do this step carefully as the rice might get broken.
- Add 2 cups of water and let it come to a boil and add salt and mint leaves and cover it and let it simmer for 12-15 mins until done.If you are preparing it in cooker,pressure cook for 1 whistle and simmer it for 5-7 mins.
- When the pressure drops,gently fluff it up using a fork and add fried cashew nuts and mix.
- Garnish with fried onions(optional) and cashew nuts.
Serve it hot with Bagara Baingan | Mirchi ka Salan | Kala Chana masala or any spicy gravy and raitha,papad.I served it with Kala Vatana Curry.
Notes:
- Mint leaves are optional in the recipe.I usually add it if I have them otherwise I ignore adding them.
- This is a mild spiced rice recipe which pairs well with any spicy curry.
- You can add vegetables like carrots,peas,potatoes,beans,capsicum and make vegetable pulao following the same recipe.
- The addition of ghee enhances the flavor of rice and pulaos,hence do not skip it.
- You can add 1-2 green chillies,slit along with onions.However it is optional.
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