Tasty n Easy Ghee Rice Recipe

Ghee Rice is a traditional n aromatic rice variety which is served with spicy veg dish / non-veg dish.
Its a best alternative fragrant n tasty rice recipe for Biryani while making for guest during occasions. Lets see the preparation

Ingredients :

Basmati Rice / Seeraga Samba Rice - 2 cups ( washed n soaked for 30 minutes)
Onion - 2 ( finely sliced)
Tomato - 1/2 of 1 tomato (optional)
Green Chilly - 6 (slit)
Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tbsp
Curd - 2 tbsp
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Oil + Ghee - 2 tbsp + 2 tbsp
Ghee - 1 tsp
Roasted Cashew nut - 10
Roasted raisins - 5
Whole garam masala - ( Bay leaves - 3, Cinnamon stick - 6, cardamom - 6, cloves - 6)
Mint leaves - 1 handful
Coriander leaves - 1 handful
Salt to taste
Water - 3 1/2 cups

Method :

Heat a heavy bottomed pan with oil n ghee in a medium flame. Add n saute whole garam masala , green chilly, onion one by one for 3 minutes.

To this, add ginger garlic paste, finely chopped mint leaves, coriander leaves ... saute it until the raw flavor of ginger garlic reduced.

Add n saute tomatoes. Reduce the flame to low flame n add curd. stir it well.

Now add water...increase the flame to medium, bring to boil. Add soaked rice n cook until the rice cooked completely n water dries-out. Turn-off the flame.

Pour ghee, roasted cashew nut, raisins, lemon juice over the ghee rice. Blend it well.

Delicious Ghee Rice is ready to serve.

Serve Hot with Butter Chicken / Paneer Tikka Masala / Aloo Matar Curry / Raita.

Love Cook Joy.