Ghee Rice - Basmati rice cooked with onion, chilly and cashew nuts

Well...Ghee rice is one of the delicious, simple, rich and yummy dish. I love the taste. It goes well with any sort of side dishes. I prefer this while guest arrive home. Its so simply that we can prepare it for any number of people. Here i will tell the measure for one cup of basmati rice, so you can convert the measurments for as many cups you want.

INGREDIENTS :

Bamathi rice - 1 cup

Ghee - 3 tsp

Cashew nuts - 100grms

Onions - 1 ( finely chopped)

Green Chilly - 3 ( if you want less spicy, then you can add according to yours....)( cut it length wise)

Ginger and Gralic paste - 3 tsp

Coconut Milk - 1 cup

Salt - To taste

MASALA ITEMS :

bay leaves - 2

Cardamons - 3

Cloves - 2

Cinnamon sticks - small piece ( 2-3 )

PREPARATION:

* Well, the preparation is too simple, first take a heavy bottomed vessel. Add the Ghee and when it melts, add the Cloves, Cardamons, Cinnamon sticks and bay leaves. Fry it.

* Then add the cashew nuts to it and fry till it comes to golden brown.

* Then add the chopped onions and fry for some times. Then add the green chilly and fry it.

* Then add the Ginger and garlic paste and fry till the raw smell disappears.

* Then add the washed basmati rice and fry for 3 - 5 mins.

*Then add 1cup coconut milk and 1 cup water. Now mix all together. Then add salt to it.

( If you are doing it in electric rice cooker, then the job, but just keep mixing it inbetween , so that every thing blends to-gether. just before its going to get over, add 1 more spoon of ghee, and leave it. So that once the rice is cooked you can serve it hot.....)

or otherwise , if you are cooking it in a pressure cooker, then do not put the vessel. After adding the salt, simmer the stove, and close the pressure cooker with its lid , (but dont put the vessel or weight), let the air come out, but every one and then, keep stiring it and when it is semi-cooked add 1 more spoon of ghee and mix well...So finally, when it rice is cooked, switch off the stove , close the pressure cooker and now put the weight on it and leave it for few 5 mins.

Well, the Ghee rice is ready now.

Serve hot with spicy side dishes.

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