Bagara rice
Bagara rice, from above
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Bagara rice

Basmati cooked with whole spices, mint and fried onion. The plain biryani of Hyderabad.

30 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
0.3hPlan ahead. Soak for 0.3 hours first; the 30 minutes come after.
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayWhole spices, ghee and mint.
The original
364kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
30minutessame

Bagara khana.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Basmati rice1½ cups
Onion1 medium, sliced
Whole spicesshahi jeera, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf
Green chilli2, slit
Ginger garlic paste2 tsp
Mint leavesa handful
Ghee1½ tbsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp
Water3 cups
Saltto taste

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Soak rice 20 minutes. Heat ghee and oil, fry whole spices and onion until golden.
  2. 2Add ginger garlic paste, green chillies and mint and fry 1 minute.
  3. 3Add water and salt, boil, add drained rice. Cover and cook on low until done. Rest 5 minutes and fluff.
Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

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What goes with Bagara rice: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

On the side Bagara baingan50 min
On the side Mirchi ka salan45 min
To drink Irani chai30 min
Something sweet Qubani ka meetha45 min
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