BHUGA CHAWAL (Sindhi style onion pulav)

Bhuga Chawal is the special Sindhi delicacy. Here rice are cooked in lots of onion and flavored with the veggies and garam masala. You can add the veggies of your choice to make these Sindhi style bhuga chawar or bhugal rice. Sindhi’s most probably serve these bhuga rice either with sai bhaji (spinach) or fried potatoes.

This tastes spectacular even if you have it just with papad or curd, its simple yet very flavorful.

Recipe:

(Serves 2)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Rice , washed and soaked
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 small Onions , thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup Green peas
• 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
• 1 tsp Garam masala powder
• 1 tsp Red Chili powder
• 2 cups water

Method:

• Wash and soak the rice for about 30 minutes before proceeding.
• Heat up the handi/pan on medium high flame, add oil.
• Add the bay leaf  and onion, fry until onion turn dark golden brown in color.
• Add salt, red chili powder, and the soaked rice.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes and add green peas .
• Add water which should be double of the rice quantity along with garam masala powder.
• Cook on high heat for 5-6 minutes and then lower the flame and cover the pan.
• Leave on low flame until rice get cooked properly.
• Check if rice is nicely done , but do not cook for too long , it may burn or turn mushy.

Note:

Be careful while browning the onions , do not burn the onions , we just have to caramelize them in order to give a lovely flavor and color to the rice.