Hyderabadi Bagara Rice

Ingredients:-

250gms Basmati rice
2 small Cinnamon sticks
3 Cloves
2 Bay leaves
1 tbsp Shahi jeera
1 big Onion
6 Green chillies
Few Curry leaves
Few Pudina leaves
3 tbsp Ghee
Salt as per taste
1/2 cup Green peas
 

Method:

1.Soak rice for 30 min.

2. Heat Ghee,add all the whole masala and curry leaves

3. Saute for a minute and add onions, green peas and slit green chillies

4. Add mint and ginger garlic paste and saute till the ginger garlic leaves its raw smell

5. Strain water from rice and add it to the pan and fry for 2min

6. For one cup of rice, add 2 cups of water

7. Add juice of half lemon to this rice and let it cook.

This rice goes very well with any curry.  I like it with Mutton curry. Now sit back and enjoy the meal!