Bagara Rice

Name: Bagara Rice
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups basmati rice, soaked in water for 30 minutes; 1-2 tbsp. ghee; 1 tbsp. oil; 1 tsp. caraway seeds / cumin seeds; 1 " cinnamon stick; 3-4 green cardamoms; 5-6 cloves; 2 bay leaves; 3 onion, sliced; 7-8 green chilies, slit; 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste; handful mixed nuts; handful mint & coriander leaves, chopped; to taste salt; juice of 1/2 lime; 3-4 fresh red chilies

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

This is a basic Hyderabadi plain Biryani without any veggie, mutton, chicken, etc. It is relished with any veg. or non-veg. gravy dish like mirchi ka salan, bagara baingan, mutton korma, chicken ka salan, etc.

It also goes by the name of Bagara Khana or Bagara annam in the local lingo. You can prepare this rice dish instead of jeera rice, pulao or plain steamed rice, as it goes very well with an side dish.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

It also goes by the name of Bagara Khana or Bagara annam in the local lingo. You can prepare this rice dish instead of jeera rice, pulao or plain steamed rice, as it goes very well with an side dish.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cupsbasmati rice, soaked in water for 30 minutes
1-2 tbsp.ghee
1 tbsp.oil
1 tsp.caraway seeds / cumin seeds
1" cinnamon stick
3-4green cardamoms
5-6cloves
2bay leaves
3onion, sliced
7-8green chilies, slit
1 tbsp.ginger-garlic paste
handfulmixed nuts
handfulmint & coriander leaves, chopped
to tastesalt
juice of 1/2 lime
3-4fresh red chilies

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Steps

1

Heat ghee and oil in a pan and temper with bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves and caraway seeds. Saute for a few seconds.
2

Add the green chilies and onion and fry for a minute.
3

Add the mixed nuts and continue to saute till light brown.
4

Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw smell is gone.
5

Now add chopped mint & coriander leaves and stir for a few seconds.
6

Add the soaked rice and fry for a minute on a low flame.
7

Add 2 cups water, salt, lime juice and 3-4 red chilies. Pressure cook for 2 whistles.
8

Bagara rice done.
9

Serve this delicious bagara rice with any veg. or non-veg. gravy dish like mirchi ka salan, bagara baingan, mutton korma, chicken ka salan, etc.