The rice has mild sweet tones due to presence of both sugar and onions. Whole garam masala or spices are added which makes them aromatic like a jeera rice or a pulao.
By Dassana Amit
This recipe is adapted from my home science notes. Instead of caramelizing the sugar separately, its caramelized with the onions. I consider this to be an easy and fuss free method of making brown rice.
Parsi Brown Rice
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 3-4 1x
Description
The rice has mild sweet tones due to presence of both sugar and onions. Whole garam masala or spices are added which makes them aromatic like a jeera rice or a pulao.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 1 or 2 inch cinnamon
- 4–5 green cardamoms
- 4–5 cloves
- 4–5 whole black peppercorns
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1.5 to 2 tsp regular sugar or 3 tsp organic unrefined cane sugar
- 2 tbsp oil or ghee
- 3.5 to 4 cups water
- salt as required
Instructions
- soak the basmati rice in enough water for 30 mins.
- after 30 mins, drain the rice and keep aside.
- heat oil or ghee in a thick bottomed pot.
- add the cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and black pepper.
- fry till they get fragrant.
- add the sliced onions.
- stir and fry the onions till they get translucent and are softened.
- now add sugar and stir.
- continue frying the onions till they caramelize or get browned.
- the sugar will also caramelize.
- keep on stirring in between to ensure even browning.
- when the onions have got browned, quickly remove some onions for garnishing. they will have sweet taste and will be a little sticky due to the caramelization of sugar.
- add the rice and gently stir.
- pour 4 cups water.
- add salt and stir.
- cover tightly and let the rice cook till done and all the water is absorbed.
- check once or twice when the rice is cooking.
- if the water is all absorbed and the rice is not cooked completely, then add a few tbsps of water.
- don’t stir as you don’t want to break the rice grains.
- cover and cook the rice for 2-3 minutes more.
- serve parsi brown rice garnished with the fried onions with veg dhansak, patio or parsi dal.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Side
