Nei choru (Ghee rice)

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Today I am sharing here a tasty,easy and yummy recipe,nei choru(ghee rice).This is my husband's  and children's favorite dish,ghee rice with mutton kuruma.

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SUMMARY:

• Course................main course
• Cuisine................kerala
• Preparation time..10minutes
• Cooking time.......25minutes
• Total time.............35minutes

INGREDIENTS:

• Khaima(jeerakasala)rice..2cup
• Boiling  water.....................4cup
• Onion...........................(cut into thin slice)
• Ghee..............................3tbsps
• Salt.................................to taste
• Cinnamon stick..............1"piece
• Cardamom pod...............4nos
• Cloves (grambu).............3nos
• Bay leave........................1no
• Fennel seed......................1/4tsp
• Sha jeera...........................1/4tsp

TO CRUSH:

• Ginger.............................small piece
• Garlic cloves...................2
• Green chilly.....................2nos

FOR GARNISHING:

• Onion.................................2small
• Ghee or oil..........................for frying
• Cashew nut..........................12nos
• Raisins..................................10nos
• Chopped cilantro...................2tbsp

STEPS:

1. Wash the rice well and soak for 10 minutes then drain the water  and set aside.
2. Crush above mentioned crush ingredients and keep aside.
3. Heat  ghee or oil in a pan,fry the thinly sliced onion until light golden brown and transfer to  a paper towel then fry the  cashew and raisins separately, (in the same oil used for  onion fry)drain them and keep aside.
4. In a thick bottom vessel  heat 3tbsps ghee  add all the whole spices saute for few seconds then add sliced onion and crushed ginger,garlic green chilly paste and saute until the onion become translucent.
5. Now add rice and saute for 4 to 5 minutes(don't brown or over roast the rice).
6. Then add boiling water  and salt mix well,check the taste of the water and adjust salt,cover the vessel with its lid and cook  on low flame for 20 minutes or  until the water has dried off.
7. Open the lid,  gently fluff the rice with a fork. Garnish with fried nuts,onion and chopped cilantro,keep covered for few more minutes.
8. Serve warm with mutton kuruma or any your favorite curry and papad.
9. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

NOTES:

• You can use basmati rice instead of kaima rice.
• The entire ghee rice recipe can be made in a pressure cooker.If cooking in a pressure cooker,adding by  31/2cup water and pressure cook for 3whistles.