Ghee rice recipe ( Neychoru recipe )

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Soaking Time 30

Total Time 1 30

Course Rice

Keyword ghee rice recipe, how to make ghee rice, how to make neychoru, neychoru recipe

Servings

Calories 1190

Author Koushik

Ghee rice recipe is the most delicious, fragrant south indian rice dish which is made with long grain basmati rice , desi ghee dry fruits and a few aromatic indian spices. Below is the step by step instructions to prepare this delicious neychoru recipe at home.

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Ingredients

Ingredients for neychoru recipe

200 grams long grain basmati rice
3 tablespoons clarified butter or ghee
15 to 20 cashew nuts
15 to 20 raisins
50 ml warm water

Other ingredients for ghee rice

2 teaspoons cumin seed
4 green cardamoms
4 cloves
2 inches cinnamon
1 bay leaf
1 medium size slice of onions
3 chopped green chilli
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons coriander leaves freshly chopped
400 ml water

Instructions

Soaking rice for neychoru
At first for preparing neychoru recipe first add long grain basmati rice in a large bowl.
Then rinse them thoroughly in running water and soak them for some time.
Fry dry fruits
Now to fry dry fruits for ghee rice recipe first melt ghee on low flame.
Next, add cashew nuts and raisins and continuously stir them in low flame until cashews become golden brown and raisins plum up.
After that, Take them out from kadai and set them aside for later usage.
How to make ghee rice
Now to cook ghee rice in the same kadai saute cumin seed, green cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf in medium flame.
After that add chopped green chili, slice onions and fry them till golden brown
Now add the drained rice. Gently stir the rice for some time. Make sure to not over-stir because the rice grains may break.
Now pour water. Stir and mix the rice properly.
Also, sprinkle salt. Check the taste of the water if it is required you can add it later.
After that cover the Kadai with a lid. Initially increase the temperature of kadai then reduce the flame to low heat.
It takes approximately 15 to 20 min to properly cook less sticky and fluffy ghee rice.
Check the rice you get proper fluffy rice.
Finally garnish ghee rice with the fried cashews and raisins, freshly chopped coriander leaves and black pepper powder.

Notes

Ghee Rice Recipe Note

Don't add a lot of water to cook ghee rice, then it may become soggy without fluffy rice.
Before serving ghee rice you can also sprinkle sweet cranberries, almonds and a 2 tablespoon of melted ghee on top of the rice.

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