Student selected for the Chef of the day is Mr.USSAIN ( FPP) of Indian Institute Hotel Management and Culinary Arts for showcasing exemplary skills. He is very talented student, always striving to learn the art of cooking.
INGREDIENTS:
- 600 gms Basmati rice
- 5 nos Green cardamom, crushed slightly
- 5 gms Cloves
- 10 gms Black pepper, crushed
- 3 inches Cinnamon stick
- 15 gms Ginger garlic paste
- 20 gms Sugar
- 20 ml Ghee
- 100 gms Onion, sliced
- 2 lit Water
- 5 gms Salt, as required
METHOD:
1. In a container, soak the rice for about half an hour. After 30 minutes, drain the water and
keep the container aside.
2. Slice the onions very thin. Add salt and keep it aside.
3. Take a heavy bottomed pan, and heat the ghee in it. Once hot, add the cardamom,
cinnamon sticks, cloves, and black pepper to it and fry them. Keep stirring.
4. Squeeze the water off the onions, and add the sliced onions to the pan and keep stirring till
they become slightly brown.
5. Next, add the sugar and let it caramelize the onions and the spices. Keep stirring till the
mixture turns brown.
6. Once done, reserve some onions for later use. Add the soaked basmati rice to the pan and
water one after another to the pan. Add some salt and stir again.
7. Cover the pan and let the rice get cooked in high flame till water gets completely absorbed.
8. Sprinkle more water if required. Now put the flame to low and cover and cook further for 10
mins.
9. Once done, transfer the rice to a serving platter and garnish with the reserved caramelized
onions.