Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, ghee rice/ nei choru. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Nei choru recipe with step by step photos - Nei Choru is an aromatic savory rice dish made with rice, ghee and spices. This recipe is a Malabar special and In Malayalam 'nei' or 'ney' means ghee and 'choru' means rice. Sharing the way I prepare this ghee rice Kerala style at times to go with a veg..choru
Ghee rice/ Nei choru is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Ghee rice/ Nei choru is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have ghee rice/ nei choru using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Ghee rice/ Nei choru:
- Prepare 2 cups Basmati rice/ jeerakashala rice rinsed
- Make ready 4-5 tablespoons Ghee
- Prepare Whole spices
- Get 2 Cardamom
- Get 3 to 4 Cloves
- Take 6-7 Pepper corns -
- Prepare 1 small stick Cinnamon
- Prepare Big onion thinly sliced and golden fried for garnish
- Take Cashews roasted in ghee for garnish
- Prepare Raisins roasted in ghee for garnish
- Prepare 4 cups Water
- Prepare as needed Salt
Close the pan and cook till the water is completely absorbed and the rice is cooked. Garnish with the caramelized onions and nuts while serving. What's your favorite side dish for Nei Choru (Ghee rice)? Let me guess. it's a non veg dish, right?.
Instructions to make Ghee rice/ Nei choru:
- Soak the rice for 5 minutes and then drain and keep it
- In a cooking pot add 3 tablespoon ghee and add whole spice in medium heat
- And then add rice and sauté well
- After 5 to 8 minutes add water and required salt close the lid and keep it on medium low heat
- And let the rice cook
- In between check whether the water is absorbed
- Once the water is absorbed add fried big onions, roasted cashews and raisins and add remaining ghee and close the lid for 8 to 10 minutes in very low heat
- Now the rice is ready to serve
Have you tried ghee rice with Parippu Curry (Dal Curry)? I've read in some books, that Dal and Ghee Rice combo is very common in Malabar side. Rice roasted and cooked with ghee and spices. Quick, easy and delicious Malabar style rice preparation. It goes well with spicy nonveg/veg curry.
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