Ghee Rice - Easy Indian Recipe

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By Anjana Ns

Thursday, October 27, 2011, 16:02

Celebrate Diwali by feasting sumptuous easy Indian recipes. How about the tasty ghee rice? There is nothing like rice feast as it satisfies the taste buds and also the stomach. Ghee rice is very easy to make and can be relished with any side dish (a kurma, curry, rasam or even raita). Take a look to know how to make ghee rice this Diwali.

Easy Indian Recipe For Diwali

Ghee Rice Ingredients (Kerala Style):

2 cups Basmati Rice
¼ cup Ghee
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 cinnamon
1 clove
2 Bay leaves
1 cardamom (crushed)
1 tsp cumin seeds
Roasted Cashews and Raisins
Salt as per requirement

Ghee Rice Preparation:

1. Fry cumins, bay leaves, cardamom, cinnamon and clove in ghee. Add rice to the fried mixture and stir well for a few seconds.

2. Transfer the pan contents to the pressure cooker and cook with coconut milk, salt, water (3 cups) and the remaining ghee until three whistles.

3. Serve the ghee rice hot garnishing with ghee, fried raisins and cashews.

This easy Indian recipe serves 4-5.