Ghee Rice | Nei soru

Ghee rice is a aromatic one pot dish that is perfect for lunch box. Milk spice Variety rice like this taste good with many gravy varieties/fry.

For a lazy cook like me variety rice items are favorites, as I need not spend much time in kitchen, and it tastes delicious with a gravy/ raita. When we get a take out order in Indian restaurant, they give a complimentary rice with Jeera.

I like the idea of mild rice for the gravy so thought I should prepare a rice similar to that. Ghee makes any dish extra special so thought of making ghee rice. I like Caramelized onion flavour. Itgives mild sweetness to the ghee rice and should I say that is the reason I liked it:-)

Added some mint too for the flavour.Should I call this rice as "Ghee Rice" or "Mint Rice", I am confused.😊

Check out my other Variety Rice,

• Vegetable Rice
• Puliyodharai
• Mango Rice
• Kashmiri Pulao
• Brinjal Rice
• Semiya Bagala Bath
• Vegetable Biryani
• Bisi Bele Bath
• Coconut Rice with coconut milk
• Tomato Biryani
• lentil rice

Mint Rice

Preparation time : 10 minutes | Soaking time : 30 minutes to 1 hour | Cooking time : 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 1 cup, soaked and drained

Mint - 1 bunch

Onion - 1

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Water - 2 cups

Cardamom Pods - 2

Cinnamon Stick -⅛ tsp

Star Ansie - 1

Bay leaf - 1

Sugar - ⅛ teaspoon (optional)

Salt - as needed

Fennel Seed  powder - ⅛ tsp

Ghee - 1 tablespoon + 1 tsp

Oil - ½ tsp

Method:

• Soak rice in warm water for 30 minutes and strain the water
• Add oil to the pan. When the oil is hot, add onions and saute till the onions turn translucent.  Add a pinch of salt and sugar; cook till the onions are caramelized (Sugar is optional, with little more oil this can still be achieved, but I like little sugar in all dish to neutralize flavour and yes I can hear your question, its not sweet). Keep aside

• Add ghee to the same pan. When the ghee is hot, add whole spices and cook for 30 seconds. Add cashew, and when they turn golden brown, add ginger garlic paste and green chilli. Cook till the raw smell goes
• Add mint and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the rice and cook for a minute

• Add required salt and transfer the mixture to rice cooker and add 1:2 water and cook. Add the caramelized onions and mix well. Serve Mint Rice with gravy/raita

My Notes:

• Instead of using caramelized onion can sauté onions and use them or use fried onion
• Instead of whole spices garam masala can also used
• Mint can be pulsed and added

Pudina (Mint) Rice | Ghee Rice

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Course: Variety Rice

Cuisine: Indian

Author: Vidya Srinivasan

Ingredients

• Basmati Rice - 1 cup soaked and drained
• Mint - 1 bunch
• Onion - 1
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Water - 2 cups
• Cardamom Pods - 2
• Cinnamon Stick -⅛ tsp
• Star Ansie - 1
• Bay leaf - 1
• Sugar - ⅛ tsp optional
• Salt – as needed
• Fennel Seed powder - ⅛ tsp
• Ghee - 1 tablespoon + 1 tsp
• Oil - ½ tsp

Instructions

• Soak rice in warm water for 30 minutes and strain the water
• Add oil to the pan. When the oil is hot, add onions and saute till the onions turn translucent. Add a pinch of salt and sugar; cook till the onions are caramelized (Sugar is optional, with little more oil this can still be achieved, but I like little sugar in all dish to neutralize flavour and yes I can hear your question, its not sweet). Keep aside
• Add ghee to the same pan. When the ghee is hot, add whole spices and cook for 30 seconds. Add cashew, and when they turn golden brown, add ginger garlic paste and green chilli. Cook till the raw smell goes
• Add mint and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the rice and cook for a minute
• Add required salt and transfer the mixture to rice cooker and add 1:2 water and cook. Add the caramelized onions and mix well. Serve Mint Rice with gravy/raita

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