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bagara rice

Bagara rice

from Deccan / hyderabadi cuisine
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Course Main Dish, Traditional
Cuisine Baby toddler food, gluten free, Hyderabadi, Indian, Kids choice, One pot, Pressure cooker, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups rice long grain / basmathi
  • 2 tsp cooking oil or ghee
  • 5-6 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 bay leaf dry
  • 1 tsp caraway seeds Shah jeera
  • 1 medium red onion
  • 1 tsp ginger grated
  • 1 tsp garlic chopped fine
  • salt to taste
  • 10 golden raisins
  • mint leaves a few for garnish ( optional)

Instructions
 

  • Wash the basmati / long grain rice and soak for a short while.
  • Clean, peel and slice the onion thin. Set aside
  • Into the pressure cooker ( or rice cooker / Cooking pot) add oil / ghee.
  • As the oil heats up add all the spices and fry for a minute.
  • Now add the sliced onions, garlic and ginger and fry till onions turn translucent.
  • Drain the rice and add to the mix and coat well with the oil and spices.
  • Add salt
  • Add 1.5 times water and pressure cook for one whistle.
  • When the pressure releases, fluff the rice and Add in the raisins and mint leaves.
  • Mix well and serve hot with spicy gravy and raitha.

Notes

While cooking in a rice cooker or open pan check the water quantity as required.
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