GHEE RICE

i had finally mustered the courage to buy basmati rice.......bought india gate super basmati rice and started googling for a simple rice dish to start with......i cudnt click pics....but made sure to note the recipe here for future reference as it turned out very good..the recipe is a combination of instructions from diff sites...

recipe source
vahchef and some other random rice recipes

Ingredients...

1 cup basmati (2 cups water)
ghee or butter ( around 1/2 cup)  i used both
onions(thinly sliced)-3(reserve some of them for topping)
green chillies - 3
ginger and garlic (minced)-1 tsp
mint leaves - 3 tsp
coriander leaves - 2 tsp
salt- to taste
cashews- as you like

masala items...

shahjeera(fennel)- 1 tsp
cumin seeds - 1tsp
cloves-3
cinnamon- 1 inch
cardamom-3
bay leaf-2
star anise-1
mace-1 flower
marathi moggu-1

1. Clean the rice 2 or 3 times and soak for around 40 min(soaking time varies.. depends on the quality of rice.. follow as per instructions on the packet).drain .add ghee to a pan and fry the rice grains slightly and keep aside
2. now add some butter to the pan fry the items under masala items carefully without burning them. add some more ghee and add onions and green chillies, minced ginger and garlic paste, pudina leaves, coriander leaves,saute till onions turn pink, add 2 cups of water....when water starts boiling...add the rice and salt,mix well and transfer to a rice cooker...(thats what i do as i dont know cooking it on stovetop....)...after 5 min open the lid...mix lightly and close the lid...it may take around 10 minutes or less...
3. again add ghee to the pan...roast a few cashews..set aside ...and fry the remaining onions till light brown colour..open the rice cooker...take the cooked rice in a wide basin...add fried cashews and onions along with the remaining ghee...fluff gently with a fork....mix well gently....yummy flavourful ghee rice is ready

serve with any spicy curry or even simple raitha is a good combo...

Linking this to My culinary trial room

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i tried dis from tickling palates....
you can find the recipe here....

my cute cook and carry rice cooker.....

i tried with ordinary rice...pls do have a look at the original recipe...you will definitely give a try....

this goes to lets cook hosted by radhika of tickling palates...

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vegetable fried rice....

Chop the veggies of your choice evenly....

i half boil the veggies before adding it to the rice...i steamed them for a few min in rice cooker

Add simple spices like fennel seeds,cloves,cardamoms,pepper,bay leaf,add onions saute till light brown, add veggies and to keep them crisp, just fry for a few min(they are already slightly cooked), add the cooked rice(one of the bloggers says cooled or refrigerated cooked rice is the best for this), a little of soya sauce,salt, pepper and a little garam masala powder. I add ghee roasted bread pieces,cashews too.. the colour turned out dark because of the soya sauce..but tasted good

fried rice goes to
lets cook by tickling palates