Ghee Rice

This recipe requires a lot of patience and time as this has to cook on a slow flame and you should not mix much or disturb the rice, When you cook in this method each grain is separate. This is a perfect flavoured rice with chicken stew or gravy or even a simple brinjal curry on a lazy weekend.

Ingredients

Basmati rice - 2 cups

Onions - 2 (Finely sliced)

Green Chilli - 3 (Slit into two)

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Cardomom - 2"

Clove - 5

Cashewnut - 10

Raisins - 10

Ghee - 2tsp

Oil - 2tsp\

Salt

Cooking Method

Soak rice for one hour

Heat a thick bottom kadai with oil and ghee, add clove, cardomon, cashew and raisin. Mix for a minute, add onions and green chilli, fry well, add ginger garlic paste and salt. Fry till onion turns light brown.

Add soaked rice, fry for 2 minutes.

Add water in the propotion of 1:1.5 (For one cup of rice, add one and half cup of water).

Let the entire mixture come to boil. Cook covered on a slow flame till rice is done.

Serves : 2

Cooking time : 45 minutes