2 cups basmati rice
4 tbsp. ghee
Ginger-garlic paste
1 medium onion, sliced
4 green chilies, slitted
4 cardamoms
10 cloves
4 marati moggu
1 inch cinnamon sticks
1 sprig mint leaves

Bhagara Rice

1. Take kadai, put ghee in that and fry the spices.
2. when starts puffing add ginger garlic paste and fry it till oil separates. Then add sliced onions and slitted green chillies and fry them for 4 minutes.
3. Then add basmati rice and fry for 1 minute. Now add 3 cups of water, cook on slow fire. When its half done, add salt and nicely chopped mint leaves and cover it.
4. When the rice is done remove the lid, add half slice of lemon and serve with palak pakode kadhi. Its really yummy.
   Serves: 4
   Preparation time: 20 minutes