Ghee Rice

Ghee rice is aromatic and mildly spiced rice flavored mainly from ghee and rice and hence the name. It tastes very well with any gravies or curries or just on its own. This is a well known traditional rice dish in south India.

Ingredients

Rice: 1 cup (washed in cold water)
Onions 1 big: cut lengthwise
Green Chillies: 3 cut lengthwise
Cinnamon: 1 cm piece
Cardamom: 3
Clove: 3
Bay Leaves: 2
Ginger paste: 1 teaspoon
Garlic paste: 1 teaspoon
Grated carrot: 1
Chopped carrot: 2
Chopped Coriander leaves: 1 tablespoon
Oil: 1 tablespoon
Ghee: 2 tablespoons
Water: 2 cups (Rice: water – 1:2)

Cooking Method

Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan on a medium heat.
Add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves and cardamom, sauté for a minute.
Now add onions and chillies. Fry until onions turns golden brown.
To this add ginger & garlic paste, sauté for a minute and then add chopped carrots and coriander leaves. Cook this for 2 to 3 minutes.
Stir in ghee now and mix to blend them all together.
Now add rice and gently mix them just to coat rice with ghee and other ingredients.
Now add water and cook until water starts boiling. Close the pot with a lid and reduce the heat to minimum. Cook for further 15 minutes and remove from heat. Let it stand for another 15 minutes with the closed lid. Rice will be ready now.
Finally garnish with grated carrots and coriander. Serve hot.