Ghee rice (neichooru)

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Main Dish

4 servings

Very Easy

40 min

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Ingredients

• Basmati rice or any long grain rice, 2 cup
• Onion, 1 sliced finely
• Bay leaves, 2
• Cadamom, 3
• Cinnamon  sticks, 2
• Cloves, 2
• Ghee, 1/2 cup

For garnishing:

• Cashews , 2 tablepsoons
• Raisins, 1 tablepsoon
• Ghee as required

Preparation

• Wash and drain rice.Keep it aside. Heat ghee in a thick bottom vessel.
• Add half of the onion sliced to this and saute for some time till it becomes soft.To this add bay leaf,cadamom,cinnamon sticks and cloves .
• Saute again. Now add the drained rice and fry it.
• When we start hearing the breaking sound of rice add 4 cups of boiling water along with salt.
• Cook for about 10 minutes on medium flame with lid closed. After 10 minutes,check whether the water is fully absorbed.If not cook for some more minutes without lid.
• Separate each rice grain with a fork and remove from fire.
• For garnishing:Heat ghee in a small pan. Crispy fry half of an onion sliced ,raisins and cashews.Garnish on top.

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