Caramelised Brown Rice

Vugharela Chawal

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Vegetarian Parsi: Inspired by tradition

By Niloufer Mavalvala

Published 2022

  • About

This type of basmati rice is typically served with dhansak, rus chawal, and dodhi chawal (dodhi ni buryani). Its brown colour comes from the caramelisation process with jaggery or sugar. This is not to be confused with whole grain brown rice, which is completely different. Rinsing the raw rice at least ten times before cooking ensures the grains to be almost starch-free and will give you wonderful individual grains of cooked rice—khula dana, a term often u