HYDERABADI BAGARA RICE

INGREDIENTS:


Rice---------------------2 cups

Fresh mint--------------1-1/2 cup

Onion-------------------1 big one

Shah jeera--------------1 tbp

Green chillies------------5

Cashews-----------------8-10

Bay/Bagara leaves-------6

Cinnamon----------------1 medium stick

Cloves--------------------4

Ginger-garlic paste-------3 tbp

Ghee---------------------1 tsp

Oil-----------------------4 tbp

Salt----------------------as required

DIRECTIONS:

1.Wash and soak the rice for 20 mins before cooking.

2. Heat the cooking pan and add ghee+oil.

3. Add shah jeera,cloves,cinnamon,bay leaves,cashews and fry till cashewa are very light brown , then add the onions and cook until onions turn brown.

4.Now add green chillies and keep mixing for a minute.

5.Add ginger garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes off.

6..Add mint and and keep mixing till the leaves get cooked for 3-4 mins and turn off

7.Take the soaked and drained out rice in a rice cooker and Add the above fried ingredients.

8.Add water,salt and cook it until done.

9.Serve hot with any of the masala gravy curries........

Sending this to Chaitra's Rice Feast Event@Athidhyam, State Specials Event