Ghee Rice

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Ingredients
  • 400 g basmati rice
  • 2 – 3 tbl ghee
  • 1 large big onion (finely chopped)
  • 4 cloves
  • 6 cardamom pods
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4-6 curry leaves
  • 3½ cups hot stock (beef, chicken or mutton)
  • Salt to taste

Method :

  1. Wash the rice well and drain in a strainer for 30 minutes.
  2. Heat the ghee in a dip bottom pot over medium heat.
  3. Add the onion and cook until golden.
  4. Add the cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, curry leaves and fry all for 1-2minutes.
  5. Add rice and stirring well for few minutes
  6. Add the hot stock and bring to the boil and salt; reduce the heat to low,
  7. Cover pot and cook for 15–20 minutes without lifting the lid.
  8. Remove from the heat, uncover and rest for 5 minutes to allow steam to escape.
  9. Gently fluff up the rice with a fork and remove the spices added except curry leaves.
  10. Serve hot.

Tips:

  • You can accompanied the Ghee Rice with a meat curry, fried sprats, vegetables kurma, pickles and sambols.
  • You can add deep fried big onion pieces, currents and cashew nut to decorate