Name: Turmeric-tinged rice with fried onion
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 5 ml/1 tsp salt, or to taste; 5 ml/1 tsp ground turmeric; 45 ml/3 tbsp sunflower oil or light olive oil; 4 cloves; 2.5 cm/1 in piece of cinnamon stick; 225 g/8 oz/generous 1 cup basmati rice; 2–3 fresh green chillies, sliced at an angle; 2.5 cm/1 in piece of fresh root ginger, finely grated; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 4 green cardamom pods, bruised; 1 large onion, finely sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Originating in the state of Karnataka, Birinji is a fairly uncomplicated rice dish comprising fragrant spiced rice and sweet caramelized onions. Southern Indians thrive on rice, unlike the people in the north, where the staple is bread. This rice recipe is ideal with any vegetable curry or lentil dish.

Ingredients

225 g/8 oz/generous 1 cup basmati rice
45

Method

Wash the rice in a sieve (strainer) in several changes of water, until the water runs clear, then soak in a bowl of water for 20–30 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Heat 15 ml/1

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