Fragrant, comforting, and easy to serve as a complete meal, Ghee Rice Recipe | Neychoru Recipe | Nei Choru | Ghee Bhat is a vegetarian north indian, south indian rice made with ghee, cashew, and raisins in about 30 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: rice
- Cuisine: north indian, south indian
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 2 tbsp cashew
- 2 tbsp raisins
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 3 pods cardamom
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp cloves
- ½ onion (sliced)
- 5 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
- 2 chilli (slit)
- 2 cup water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup basmati rice (soaked 20 minutes)
Method
- Firstly, in a kadai heat 2 tbsp ghee and fry 2 tbsp cashew and 2 tbsp raisins.
- Roast them till the cashews turn golden brown. Keep aside.
- In the same ghee, add spices and saute till they turn aromatic.
- Further add ½ onion, 5 cloves garlic, 1 inch ginger, 2 chilli till the onion softens.
- Pour in 2 cup water and 1 tsp salt. Mix and get to a boil.
- Add 1 cup basmati rice and mix gently.
- Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until the rice are cooked well.
- Fluff the rice gently, and add fried cashew, raisins, and 2 tbsp coriander. Mix gently.
- Finally, enjoy Ghee Rice Recipe with curry or dal.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
