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ghee rice
Ghee Rice Recipe
Written by Jayashree

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Ghee Rice is a popular rice dish from South Indian cuisine..  It is usually served with a curry or kurma. It is ideal for parties or a get-together.

Ghee rice and gravy  always makes a sumptuous meal at parties or on weekends and family get togethers. I always prefer the rice dishes to be prepared in a rice cooker as it is perfectly cooked and the heat is retained, but it is a personal choice. In all my recipes, I am giving the traditional method of cooking, but you can easily switch it over to the rice cooker after you saute  it in a wok.

Memories of ghee rice :

When we were young, mummy used to prepare ghee rice frequently. It was a delight to have it with kurma. It was only in the later years, we were introduced to jeera rice. Last month, I prepared ghee rice after a long time and the ghee rice recipe got a face lift.

ghee rice

ghee rice

Ghee Rice Recipe

Ingredients :

  • 1 cups long grain rice
  • 1 cup onion slit length wise
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 2 sticks of cinnamon
  • 4 cloves
  • 4 cardamom
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 star anise
  • 2 green chillies slit lengthwise
  • cashew nuts and raisins
  • salt
  • 2 cup water ( depends on the mode of cooking and the kind of rice used )

 

Method:

  1.  Wash the rice and keep aside for fifteen minutes.
  2. Take ghee in a pressure pan, put the cashew pieces. After a while, add the raisins. Saute them for sometime. Once they are golden in collour, remove and keep them in aplate.
  3. In the same oil, put the spices. Put green chilli to it. After a few seconds, put the  onions and saute it until translucent.
  4. Then add the rice and continue to saute for three minutes
  5. Add 2 cup of water and salt to it.  A little bit of lime juice creates wonders.
  6. Initially, keep the flame high, then reduce it to a low flame  and allow to cook until it is done. Keep covered for ten minutes.
  7. Put the cashew and raisins kept aside and gently mix the ghee rice. Serve with any curry or kurma.

Take a tip :

  1. Always use good quality ghee to make ghee rice.
  2. To cook in pressure cooker, put one three-fourth cup of water and salt. Mix it and close the lid. Put the whistle and allow to cook for one whistle. Let the pressure release by itself. Later, garnish with the roasted nuts.
  3. To cook in the rice cooker, transfer it after you saute the rice. Put two cups of water and salt, mix and switch on the power.
  4. To use left over rice, make sure the rice is aromatic and the grains are separate. Take ghee in a pan, add two cardamom, cloves, green chilli and onion. Once you saute the onions, put half a teaspoon of pepper powder and salt. Mix the rice to it.

ghee rice

ghee rice

A few other rice recipes from South India I often make at home are :

About the event :

Sending this to Foodies_Redoing Old Post 93. This is one of the first few posts I wrote when I started my blog.

Ghee Rice Recipe

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Ghee Rice

Ghee Rice is an aromatic rice dish from South India. It pairs well with curry or kurma.
Course dinner, holiday, lunch ideas
Cuisine South Indian
Keyword ghee rice

Ingredients

  • 1 cups long grain rice
  • 1 cup onion slit length wise
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 2 sticks of cinnamon
  • 4 cloves
  • 4 cardamom
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 star anise
  • 2 green chillies slit lengthwise
  • cashew nuts and raisins
  • salt
  • 2 cup water depends on the mode of cooking and the kind of rice used

Instructions

  • Wash the rice and keep aside for fifteen minutes.
  • Take ghee in a pressure pan, put the cashew pieces. After a while, add the raisins. Saute them for sometime. Once they are golden in collour, remove and keep them in aplate.
  • In the same oil, put the spices. Put green chilli to it. After a few seconds, put the  onions and saute it until translucent.
  • Then add the rice and continue to saute for three minutes
  • Add 2 cup of water and salt to it.  A little bit of lime juice creates wonders.
  • Initially, keep the flame high, then reduce it to a low flame  and allow to cook until it is done. Keep covered for ten minutes.
  • Put the cashew and raisins kept aside and gently mix the ghee rice. Serve with any curry or kurma.

Notes

Always use good quality ghee to make ghee rice.
To cook in pressure cooker, put one three-fourth cup of water and salt. Mix it and close the lid. Put the whistle and allow to cook for one whistle. Let the pressure release by itself. Later, garnish with the roasted nuts.
To cook in the rice cooker, transfer it after you saute the rice. Put two cups of water and salt, mix and switch on the power.
To use left over rice, make sure the rice is aromatic and the grains are separate. Take ghee in a pan, add two cardamom, cloves, green chilli and onion. Once you saute the onions, put half a teaspoon of pepper powder and salt. Mix the rice to it.

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marudhuskitchen
8 years ago

Flavourful delight..

Mayuri Patel
1 year ago

5 stars
Absolutely mouth watering, love ghee rice. I usually make it without the onion and chillis. We love ghee rice with moong curry.Will have to try out your version with onion and green chilli.

Kalyani
1 year ago

5 stars
ghee rice with kurma is something I would always relish at madhuve mane receptions. the fragrant ghee rice cooked with basic spices is always a winner

Renu
1 year ago

5 stars
A healthy and good side for so many curries or rasam and sambhar.

Priya Vj
1 year ago

5 stars
Delicious and quick fix meal is ghee rice . Pairs beautifully with kadhi or dal fry .

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