Pulao/Bagara Rice

Serves 5 - 6 People
Cooking Time : 30 Min

Ingredients

3 Cups        Basmati Rice (Soak it for 30 min)
5 Cups      Water
2                  Onions

8 - 10          Green Chillies
2                  Tomatoes

3/4 Cup     Mint

1 Strand    Curry Leaves

3/4 Cup     Cilantro

2 Tbsp       Ginger Garlic Paste (Homemade)
1/2 Cup      Yogurt

Salt

Ghee/Butter/Oil

Spices

6                 Cloves

1 Tbsp      Shahi Jeera

1 Tbsp      Peppercorns

3                Cardamom

1"              Cinnamon Stick

3                Bay Leaves

2                Star Anise

10              Cashew

Cooking

1. Take a pan add Ghee/Butter/Oil and fry all the spices listed above for 5 min on medium flame.
2. Now add  curry leaves, onions, green chillies(add more if you want it to be very spicy) and some salt. Fry till the onions turn transparent.
3. Add ginger garlic paste to this mixture and fry till the raw smell vanishes.
4. To this you can now add  chopped Mint ,Cilantro & Tomatoes (big pieces), yogurt.
5. Once everything is cooked 40% you can add the rice and water into this mixture.
6. Taste the water and add salt accordingly.
7. Cover the pan with a lid, put it on low flame and cook the rice until the water evaporates.

Note : Soaking the rice before hand will leave the rice more softer and grainy.