Ghee Rice recipe is a classic and super aromatic South Indian meal made with rice, Ghee, whole spices, onions, cashews and raisins.
Rice is a staple food in South India and there are many dishes that either use rice directly or use some of its other forms like flour etc. However, among all the rice recipes, ghee rice recipe is the best recipe due to its simple preparation and heavenly incomparable taste. This ghee rice recipe is made using only ghee and rice. In which raw rice grains, dry fruits and delicious spices are roasted in ghee before cooking in a pressure cooker. you also like this aromatic ghee rice recipe.
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About ghee rice recipe
Ghee Rice is an infectious and classic South Indian dish that boasts a plethora of flavors. The aroma alone will betray your senses. This mouthwatering form calls for the loftiest quality rice, whole spices, onions, cashews and raisins. The crucial element to this form is the rich and luxurious ghee that’s incorporated into the dish. Ghee is a type of clarified adulation used in Indian and Middle Eastern cookery, and it brings an inarguable depth of flavor that can not be replicated. The rice is cooked to perfection and also mixed with the other constituents, creating a dish that’s bursting with flavor and texture. This dish is perfect for a special occasion, or just as a comforting mess to enjoy with your loved bones.
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Ghee rice recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice long grain rice
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 piece cinnamon stick
- 3 cloves
- 1 green cardamom
- ½ tsp black peppercorns
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 cashew nut
- 4 raisins
- 1 tsp ginger-garlic crushed
- 1 green chilli finely chopped
- 1 tsp ghee (clarified butter)
- 2 cups water
- salt as required
Instructions
- Wash the rice grains in water 2-3 times to remove excess starch. Keep them soaked for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, filter the soaked rice.Heat ghee in a pressure cooker (steel/aluminum cooker of approximately 3-5 liter capacity). Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black pepper and a piece of bay leaf and fry for a few seconds.Add chopped onion to it and fry until it turns light brown.– Add cashews, raisins, crushed ginger-garlic and chopped green chillies and fry on low flame for a minute.– Add rice to the pressure cooker and fry while stirring for a minute.Add salt as per taste and 2 cups of water. Mix them well and close the lid. Pressure cook on low flame for 2 whistles.
- Heat ghee in a pressure cooker (steel/aluminium cooker of approximately 3-5 liter capacity). Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black pepper and a piece of bay leaf and fry for a few seconds.
- Add chopped onion to it and fry until it turns light brown.
- – Add cashews, raisins, crushed ginger-garlic and chopped green chillies and fry on low flame for a minute.
- – Add rice to the pressure cooker and fry while stirring for a minute.
- Add salt as per taste and 2 cups of water. Mix them well and close the lid. Pressure cook on low flame for 2 whistles.
- Your ghee rice is ready, leave the cooker closed till the whistle comes out.After finding the city you can survey it.
Notes
- If you do not have a pressure cooker then cook it in a pan. Add equal amount of water and cover with lid while cooking for about 10-12 minutes.
- You can prepare it in larger quantities by using rice and water in the ratio of 1:2 (ie use 2 cups of water for every 1 cup of rice).
- Add a few drops of lemon after adding water to separate the cooked rice.
- You can enjoy it with curd and ghee rice in South Indian style. It is more tasty and delicious when served with pickle, dal and tomato chutney.
Nice dish
Delicious😋 dear