Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, ghee rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Ghee rice recipe is one of the most simplest one pot aromatic rice dishes that can be prepared in a jiffy. It is best served with a gravy side dish like kurma, Chicken gravy or Egg curry. Ghee rice is quite a popular South Indian food that is mostly prepared for a special meal.
Ghee Rice is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Ghee Rice is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook ghee rice using 17 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Ghee Rice:
- Make ready Basmati/Jeerakasala Rice
- Make ready Ghee
- Take Sliced Onion
- Make ready Green Chillies
- Make ready Ginger-Garlic Paste (Optional)
- Prepare Cardamom
- Prepare Cinnamon
- Get Cloves
- Get Bay Leaves
- Prepare Crushed Pepper
- Take Fennel Seeds
- Get Star Anise
- Prepare Turmeric Powder
- Take Hot Water
- Make ready Chopped Coriander Leaves
- Prepare Chopped Mint Leaves
- Take Salt
Laden with clarified butter, caramelized onions, aromatic spices, nuts and coriander leaves, this dish is served on special occasions. When you are pressed for time and need to make a special meal, Ghee rice is the go to recipe. To make Ghee Rice, you need Long Grain Basmati Rice, Nuts and Spices. Rice - I always make sure to use Basmati Rice to make this dish, as they are thinner and longer than the traditional rice.
Steps to make Ghee Rice:
- Heat the ghee & add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, fennel, star anise & crushed pepper. Saute for two minutes.
- Add the chopped onion & sliced chillies into it. Cook till onions are translucent.
- This step is optional. You can skip it, if you don't want to add ginger-garlic paste to the onions, else add it. Saute.
- Add rice to the pan & stir fry for two minutes. Add water, salt & turmeric powder. When the water starts boiling, add the mint leaves. Close the lid & cook it till all the water is gone. Stir occasionally.
- When the rice is done, garnish with mint & coriander leaves.
Having said that, any rice works great in this recipe. And Ghee rice is one of the great way to add ghee in your diet. As always choosing the ingredients are very essential for getting the recipe taste right. For this recipe as the name suggests ghee is the important ingredient. Ghee has to be natural and pure.
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