Parsee Brown Rice

Name: Parsee Brown Rice
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup basmati rice, rinsed and drained; 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste; 1 or 2 dried bay leaves; 1 large (about 3 inches) cinnamon stick; 4 green cardamom pods; 2 tablespoon canola or grapeseed oil; 2 blades mace; 2 black cardamom pods; 4 cloves; 1 teaspoon brown sugar; 1 large red onion, thinly sliced

Caramelized Rice Pilaf with Fragrant Spices

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Instant Indian

By Rinku Bhattacharya

Published 2018

About

This festive rice dish from the Parsee community of western India is an almost mandatory accompaniment to meat curries like Gosht Dhansak and fish dishes like Patra ni Macchi. The gentle brown color is from the caramelized onions.

Ingredients

2 tablespoon canola or grapeseed oil
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
1

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Set the Instant Pot® on Sauté mode, and heat the oil for 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the onion and gently cook for 3 minutes. When the onion wilts and softens, stir in the brown sugar and cook for 4 to 5 more minutes until the onion is softly caramelized.
Add the cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, cloves, mace, salt, and rice and stir and cook for anothe