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Parsi brown rice

Name: Parsi brown rice
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Parsi
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups soaked 20 minutes basmati rice; 2 medium thinly sliced onion; 1 tbsp sugar; 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 2 tsp ghee; Whole spices, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, star anise; 2 bay leaf (indian bay leaf); 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; Salt, to taste; 2 1/2 cups water

Rice cooked in caramelised sugar and onion stock. Dhansak's must have partner.

40 minTime

6 gProtein each

mildSpice

The dhansak partner2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe Parsi dhansak plate.

The original

381kcalsame

6 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Basmati rice1½ cups, soaked 20 minutes

Onion2 medium, thinly sliced

Sugar1 tbsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Ghee2 tsp

Whole spicescinnamon, cloves, cardamom, star anise

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)2

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Saltto taste

Water2½ cups

Method

4 steps

1Heat oil and ghee, add sugar and let it melt and turn dark amber without stirring.
2Add the onions quickly and fry until deep brown, then the whole spices, bay leaves and cumin.
3Pour in hot water carefully and add salt. Bring to a boil.
4Add the drained rice, cover and cook on low until done, 12 to 15 minutes. 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.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Mumbai

Parsi brown rice

Rice cooked in caramelised sugar and onion stock. Dhansak's must have partner.

40 minTime

6 gProtein each

mildSpice

The dhansak partner2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe Parsi dhansak plate.

The original

381kcalsame

6 gproteinsame

2 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Basmati rice1½ cups, soaked 20 minutes

Onion2 medium, thinly sliced

Sugar1 tbsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Ghee2 tsp

Whole spicescinnamon, cloves, cardamom, star anise

Bay leaf (indian bay leaf)2

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Saltto taste

Water2½ cups

Method

4 steps

1Heat oil and ghee, add sugar and let it melt and turn dark amber without stirring.
2Add the onions quickly and fry until deep brown, then the whole spices, bay leaves and cumin.
3Pour in hot water carefully and add salt. Bring to a boil.
4Add the drained rice, cover and cook on low until done, 12 to 15 minutes. 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.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Parsi brown rice

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Parsi brown rice

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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