bagara rice recipe | bagara khana recipe | hyderabadi bagara chawal

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
• 2 bay leaf / tej patta
• ½ tsp shah jeera
• 1 star anise
• 3 pod cardamom
• 1 black cardamom
• 1 mace / javitri
• 4 clove
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 1 onion, sliced
• 2 chilli, slit
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 2 tbsp mint / pudina, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
• 1 cup basmati rice, soaked 20 minutes
• 2 cup water
• ¾ tsp salt

Steps

1. firstly, in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp ghee.
2. add saute 2 bay leaf, ½ tsp shah jeera, 1 star anise, 3 pod cardamom, 1 black cardamom, 1 mace, 4 clove and 1 inch cinnamon.
3. now add 1 onion and saute well.
4. further add 2 chilli, 1 tsp ginger paste, 1 tsp garlic paste and saute until onions turn golden brown.
5. additionally, add 2 tbsp mint, 2 tbsp coriander and saute until it turns aromatic.
6. keeping the flame on low, add 1 cup basmati rice and saute for 2 minutes without breaking rice.
7. now add 2 cup water and ¾ tsp salt. mix well.
8. cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
9. after 10 minutes, give a gentle mix making sure water is absorbed and is moist.
10. cover and simmer for 10 more minutes, or until rice is cooked completely.
11. finally, bagara rice recipe is ready to be enjoyed with biryani gravy.