Bore Baasi: The Summer Coolant Ritual
⏱️Prep: 20 mins
|🔥Cook: 30 mins
|🍽️Serves: 4
🥘 Ingredients
- 1–1.5 cupsCooked rice (preferably leftover)
- 2–3 cups (enough to submerge rice)Drinking water
- to tasteSalt
- 2–3 tbspCurd / buttermilk (optional)
- 1 small, sliced (optional)Onion
- 1 (optional)Green chili
- to servePickle / chutney
👨🍳 Instructions
1
Place cooked rice in a bowl. Add enough drinking water to fully cover it.
2
Gently break lumps. Add salt and (optional) curd/buttermilk for taste.
3
Cover and rest 20–30 minutes so rice softens and the water cools.
4
Serve with onion, green chili, pickle or chutney.
5
Food safety: Use only fresh leftover rice (refrigerated) and clean drinking water; do not keep at room temperature for long in hot weather.
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