Ghee rice or Ney choru.

Ghee rice or ney choru is a very tasty, flavoured rice dish of south India prepared in ghee; mostly served with mutton curry or chicken curry, raitha and pappad.

This is an easy 30-minute lunch idea for kids as well!

Ingredients

Basmati rice, 1 cup
Water, 2 cups
Ghee, 3 tbs
Onion (finely chopped), 100 g or 1 no.
Cashew nuts, 12 nos.
Raisins, 1 tbs
Whole spices: -
Cinnamon, 1 inch
Cloves, 2 nos.
Cardamom, 2 nos.
Bay leaf, 1 no.
Fennel seeds, ¼ tsp

Preparation:

• Wash the rice until the water runs clear and soak for 20 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Heat ghee in a thick-bottomed saucepan and fry raisins until fluffy. Remove raisins with a slotted spoon and fry the cashews until it turns brown, then remove and set aside.
• Add whole spices to the same pan and sauté for 30 seconds on a medium flame.
• Add onion and sauté with salt until it turns slightly brown.
• Add rice and sauté two minutes.
• Add boiled water and mix well. After one minute, check salt and lower the flame. Then cover the pan with a tight lid.
• Mix occasionally and cook until done (approximately 12 to 15 minutes).
• When the water completely evaporates, remove from fire and keep it closed for 5 minutes. 
• The rice will soften. Fold it slowly and transfer to a serving bowl.
• Garnish with cashew and raisins.

Note:-
If you want to prepare for five or more people, fry two more medium-sized onions with the cashew-raisin garnish.

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