GHEE RICE

 INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups of basmati/Jeera rice (approx. 200 gms)
  • 3 cups of water( use the same cup used for measuring rice)
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1 green chilly
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon ginger garlic paste
  • ¼ teaspoon cashew
  • 4 teaspoons of ghee
  • 1 Small size bay leave
  • 1 small size cinnamon
  • 1 clove
  • 1 Star Anise 
  • Coriander leaves ( Chopped)

DIRECTIONS

Rinse the rice thoroughly and keep it aside for 15 minutes. Heat a cooker with ghee in it. Add bay leave, cinnamon,clove,star anise into it and saute for 2 minutes. Now add ginger garlic paste and fry it for a minute. Then add onion and slit green chilli into it. Fry for 2 minutes you can add salt in this stage to fasten the cooking process of onions. Now add the soaked rice fry it for 2 minutes. When the aroma comes include the water (you need to be careful with the water quantity) add salt. When it gets boiled close the lid and give 1 whistle. Open the cooker approximately after 15 minutes. Serve it with raitha.