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Bhure chawal
भूरे चावल: hot rice mixed with ghee and bura sugar, a Haryanvi village comfort
Bhure chawal is about as simple as Haryanvi village cooking gets: steaming rice tossed with plenty of desi ghee and bura, the fine, fluffy sugar sold in Haryana, and sometimes a few chopped nuts. It is the treat grandmothers make after the evening milking, at a new daughter-in-law's first meal, or on cold nights when something sweet is needed fast. Use fragrant, well-cooked rice and good ghee, as there is nothing to hide behind. The common mistake is adding the sugar to lukewarm rice, so it stays gritty instead of melting into the ghee. Chef's tip: no bura? Blitz ordinary sugar to a powder and add a pinch of cardamom.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the rice
- 7 oz basmati or sona masoori ricerinsed
- 2 cups water
- 2 ⅛ oz ghee
- 2 ⅞ oz bura or powdered sugar
- ¼ tsp ground cardamom
- 2 tbsp almonds or cashews (optional)chopped
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Soak 7 oz basmati or sona masoori rice for 15 minutes, drain and put in a pan with 2 cups water. Bring to a boil.
5 minStep 2: Cover and cook on the lowest heat for 12 minutes until the water is gone and the grains are soft. Rest 5 minutes.
17 minStep 3: Warm 2 ⅛ oz ghee until just melted and pour over the hot rice.
1 minStep 4: Sprinkle 2 ⅞ oz bura or powdered sugar and ¼ tsp ground cardamom over and fold gently with a fork until the sugar melts and every grain glistens. Top with 2 tbsp almonds or cashews and eat hot.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 390 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 62 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does bhure chawal take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of basmati or sona masoori rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of ghee?
- Butter, same amount (keep the heat a little lower, butter burns sooner).
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