pan fry ghee rice recipe | nei choru recipe | ghee rice recipe |

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
• 1 cup basmati rice, cooked
• ¾ tsp jeera / cumin seeds
• 1 bay leaf / tej patta
• 2 cardamom / elachi
• 2 cloves
• 1 star anise
• 1 inch cinammon stick
• 15 black pepper, whole
• 15 cashews, whole / cut
• ¼ onion, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• ½ inch ginger, finely chopped
• salt to taste

Steps

1. Put a tbsp ghee in a wide pan.
2. Add jeera when the ghee begins melting.
3. Add the bay leaf, cardamom, cloves, star anise, cinammon stick, and black pepper and sauté until aromatic.
4. Fry the cashews next until golden brown.
5. Once the cashews are almost golden brown, add sliced onions, ginger, and garlic. Fry until the raw ginger-garlic smell disappears.
6. Add cooked rice and salt to taste.
7. Mix thoroughly without breaking the rice grains and cook for a minute.
8. Serve with raita or saagu, or on its own.