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    Bagara Rice Recipe | How to make Bagara Rice

    Published: Nov 4, 2019 · Modified: May 3, 2020 by Pavani . This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 18 Comments

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    Bagara rice is a flavourful and delicious recipe from the Telangana cuisine. That goes perfect with any veg/non-veg gravy. You can make this simple and delicious recipe within 30 minutes.

    This is a one-pot meal which is prepared by sautéing onion, green chillies with ginger garlic paste and then combining with rice and cooked on low flame for 10-15 minutes. Even you can make this bagara rice in a pressure cooker too.

    Bagara Rice

     

    Shhh Cooking Secretly Challenge

    By now my regular readers would have understood that I came again with another regional recipe for the Facebook group Shhh Cooking Secretly Challenge. My partner for this month for Telangana cuisine Challenge is Priya Mahesh who blogs at at200deg.com. Do check her beautiful blog for delicious and mouthwatering recipes. She gave Ghee and cloves as my secret ingredients and I gave her coriander seeds and garlic as her secret ingredients.

    Step by step pictures of making Bagara Rice Recipe

     

    Ingredients:

    Basmati rice - 1 cup

    Chopped onions -2

    Green chillies -4

    Cinnamon stick – ½ inch

    Cardamom pods -2

    Ginger garlic paste-1tsp

    Shah jeera -1tsp

    Cashew nuts -4tbsp (optional)

    Bay leaves-2

    Cloves-4

    Coriander leaves a hand full

    Mint leaves a hand full

    Ghee-4tbsp

    Salt to taste

    Hot water-11/2 cup

    Bagara Rice

    Preparation:

    1.wash and soak the rice in water for at least 15 minutes. Here I soaked the rice for 30 minutes.

    2. Heat a deep pan with ghee. Then add all spices and fry for a minute.

    3. Next, add the chopped onions along with slit green chillies and sauté them till onion changes its colour.

    4. After that add ginger garlic paste and fry a minute or until raw smell goes out.

    5. Then add cashew nuts along with mint and coriander leaves and sauté them for a minute.

    6. Drain the water from rice and slowly add the pan and mix gently, so that you don’t break the grains.

    7. Add 11/2 cup of water and season it with required salt and mix well.

    8. Close the lid and cook on low flame for 15-20 minutes or until rice is cooked.

    9.Once it is cooked leave it aside for 10-15 minutes without opening the lid. Then gently puff the rice with a spoon or fork.

    10. Transfer the flavoured Bagara rice into a serving plate and enjoy with favourite curry.

    11. Here my family and I enjoyed this delicious and flavourful rice with chicken curry and egg fry.

    Bagara Rice

    Note:

    You can use oil instead of ghee or both oil and ghee together also.

    Adjust the green chillies according to your taste.

     Few more rice recipes for you:

    Chicken Fried Rice Recipe

    Paneer Pulao Recipe

    Aloo Biryani Recipe

    Pulihora Recipe

    Bagara Rice Recipe | How to make Bagara Rice

    Bagara rice is a flavourful and delicious recipe from the Telangana cuisine. That goes perfect with any veg/non-veg gravy. You can make this simple and delicious recipe within 30 minutes.
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Indian, Telangana
    Servings: 4
    Author: Pavani

    Equipment

    • Saucepan
    • Spatula

    Ingredients

    • Basmati rice - 1 cup
    • Chopped onions -2
    • Green chillies -4
    • Cinnamon stick – ½ inch
    • Cardamom pods -2
    • Ginger garlic paste-1tsp
    • Shah jeera -1tsp
    • Cashew nuts -4tbsp optional
    • Bay leaves-2
    • Cloves-4
    • Coriander leaves a hand full
    • Mint leaves a hand full
    • Ghee-4tbsp
    • Salt to taste
    • Hot water-11/2 cup

    Instructions

    • wash and soak the rice in water for at least 15 minutes. Here I soaked the rice for 30 minutes.
    • Heat a deep pan with ghee. Then add all spices and fry for a minute.
    • Next, add the chopped onions along with slit green chillies and sauté them till onion changes its colour.
    • After that add ginger garlic paste and fry a minute or until raw smell goes out.
    • Then add cashew nuts along with mint and coriander leaves and sauté them for a minute.
    • Drain the water from rice and slowly add the pan and mix gently, so that you don’t break the grains.
    • Add 11/2 cup of water and season it with required salt and mix well.
    • Close the lid and cook on low flame for 15-20 minutes or until rice is cooked.
    • Once it is cooked leave it aside for 10-15 minutes without opening the lid. Then gently puff the rice with a spoon or fork.
    • Transfer the flavoured bagara rice into a serving plate and enjoy with favourite curry.
    • Here my family and I enjoyed this delicious and flavourful rice with chicken curry and egg fry.

    Notes

    You can use oil instead of ghee or both oil and ghee together also.
    Adjust the green chillies according to your taste.
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    Comments

    1. Mayuri Patel

      November 05, 2019 at 3:00 pm

      This simple rice dish looks so tempting and love your clicks.All the spices and mint must have added so much flavor to Bagara Rice.5 stars

      Reply
      • Pavani

        November 06, 2019 at 8:57 am

        Thank you Mayuri Patel.

        Reply
    2. The Girl Next Door

      November 09, 2019 at 4:30 am

      Yum! Such a simple recipe, but I'm sure this tasted super flavourful and lovely. 🙂 I would love to try this out some time.

      Is it similar to ghee rice that we get in South Indian restaurants?

      Reply
    3. Sujata Roy

      November 11, 2019 at 2:34 pm

      Loved this easy simple and delicious rice recipe. Mint leaves
      coriander leaves and whole spices definitely made it aromatic. Superb share.

      Reply
      • Pavani

        November 11, 2019 at 2:36 pm

        Thank you

        Reply
    4. Renu

      November 12, 2019 at 4:33 pm

      The rice is cooked so perfectly. Each and every grain is shining bright. A delicious and easy recipe for parties5 stars

      Reply
      • Pavani

        November 13, 2019 at 11:53 am

        Thank you Renu.

        Reply
    5. Priya Vj

      November 15, 2019 at 4:38 am

      So very flavorful with the right amount of spices . Rice looks nice and fluffy !!

      Reply
    6. Poonam Bachhav

      November 15, 2019 at 1:47 pm

      I loved the simplicity of this byagara rice. So simple yet full of flavors ! You have cooked it so well.5 stars

      Reply
      • Pavani

        November 15, 2019 at 1:50 pm

        Thank you Poonam.

        Reply
    7. Vasusvegkitchen

      November 15, 2019 at 2:30 pm

      Love this super delicious bagara rice, it's of my fav one pot rice item which I never no this. Your's presentation is very inviting 👌.

      Reply
      • Pavani

        November 15, 2019 at 2:37 pm

        Thank you dear.

        Reply
    8. Swati

      November 16, 2019 at 5:50 am

      Rice is so perfectly cooked and it must be so flavourful with all the added spices.. perfect to pair up with curries and dals.

      Reply
      • Pavani

        November 16, 2019 at 8:18 am

        Thank you Swati.

        Reply
    9. Priya

      November 20, 2019 at 11:10 am

      Such a simple and flavoursome recipe

      Reply
    10. NARMADHA

      December 26, 2019 at 10:28 am

      So flavorful and aromatic rice. Looks quite similar to ghee rice and would love to eat with any curry.5 stars

      Reply
    11. emil

      January 26, 2020 at 3:51 pm

      easy recipe.
      thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    12. April Key C. Rode

      February 21, 2020 at 2:04 am

      I pinned it thank you for sharing this recipe!

      Reply

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