Bagara Khana

Aromatic white rice cooked in clarified butter with caramelised fried onions, whole garam masala (cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, bay), and a splash of rose water — the Hyderabadi festive rice, plainer and more buttery than biryani but richer than plain boiled rice. The centrepiece of the Hyderabadi feast alongside haleem, dalcha, and mirchi ka salan.