This recipe is a quick fix for your hunger pangs. This is a very easy and simple recipe to make. It tastes yum and can be made in the pressure cooker or Wok.
Ingredients
- One cup of Rice, washed and soaked
- 2 tablespoons Ghee
- Three Onions, thinly sliced
- One Bay leaf (tej patta)
- Four Whole Black Peppercorns coarsely crushed
- Two cloves Cloves (Laung)
- 1 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
- One Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
- Two Green Chillies, slit
- One teaspoon Garam masala powder
- One teaspoon Red Chilli powder
- Salt to taste
Method
1. Wash and soak the rice for a minimum of 30 minutes.
2. In a wok, heat ghee on medium flame, and add the whole garam masala- bay leaf, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, and peppercorns.
3. Once the whole spices begin to sizzle, add in the sliced onions and saute until the onions turn almost a dark brown in color.
4. Ensure you keep mixing the onions around and caramelize them on low to medium heat.
5. Once you achieve the dark brown color of the onions, add in the green chili, red chili powder, garam masala, and salt. Add 2 cups of water, the soaked and drained rice
6. Close the lid of the wok and cook for 15 min stirring once and cook till rice is done. If pressure cooking then 3 whistles should be enough and open once the pressure releases naturally
7. Allow the rice to rest for a few minutes before you can stir.
8. Fluff the rice and stir to combine all the ingredients to get a nice brown color to the rice. Check the salt and adjust accordingly.
9. Transfer the Sindhi Onion rice to a serving bowl and serve hot!!
It’s a very simple recipe to make in less time. You can also serve it with mint curd or your favorite type of dhal. Anything you pair it with; it will taste divine. Make sure you make this recipe!!