Bhuga Chawar | Caramelized Onion Rice |
This vegan and gluten-free, traditional classic recipe Bhuga Chawar | Caramelized Onion Rice Recipe is a Sindhi cuisine delicacy where rice is cooked with caramelised onions (that are sauteed until they turn into a lovely dark brown colour) along with some whole spices.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice
- 2 Onions sliced
- 2-3 tbsp Oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 4 black peppercorns
- Salt as per taste
- 2 Cups Water
Instructions
- To begin with first wash and soak the rice for half an hour.
- After that heat oil in a pan. Add bay leaves, cinnamon and peppercorns.
- Next, add thinly sliced onions.
- Stir occasionally, add salt to fasten the caramelisation process.
- Let it cook on low flame stirring continuously until dark brown, making sure it is not burnt and tastes bitter but achieves darkest brown colour.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan heat enough water to add into rice.
- Once onions achieve brown colour, add coriander powder and red chilli powder. Mix well.
- After that add soaked rice and hot water and let it cook on high flame for 5 minutes.
- Once the water dries up, cover with lid, lower the flame, cook for about 10 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, let it sit for 5 minutes and after that serve this brown pulao hot.
Notes
1. You may add ghee instead of oil while cramalizing the onions, but then it wont be considered vegan.
2. You may add veges like potatoes, Green peas and carrots while cooking this pulav.
3. It stays good 2 days when stored in the fridge. When reheating steam the rice before you serve.