Name: Kerala Simple Ghee Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Rice; 3 nos Cardamom (Elakka); 3 nos Cloves (Grambu); 1" stick Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 1 tsp Pepper; 2 no Green chillies (coarsely chopped); 3 nos Garlic pods (coarsely chopped); 1 cm Ginger (coarsely chopped); 3 tbsp Ghee; 1 no Bay leaf (Vazhana/Karuga ela); 1 no Carrot (sliced); 1 no Onion (finely sliced); 2 cups Coconut Milk; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Cashewnuts; 1 tsp Raisins (Onakka munthiri)

Kerala Simple Ghee Rice

Kerala Simple Ghee Rice

Ghee rice or Neyi choru

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 cups Rice
3 nos Cardamom Elakka
3 nos Cloves Grambu
1" stick Cinnamon Karugapatta
1 tsp Pepper
2 no Green chillies coarsely chopped
3 nos Garlic pods coarsely chopped
1 cm Ginger coarsely chopped
3 tbsp Ghee
1 no Bay leaf Vazhana/Karuga ela
1 no Carrot sliced
1 no Onion finely sliced
2 cups Coconut Milk
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cashewnuts
1 tsp Raisins Onakka munthiri

Instructions

Grind cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and pepper.
Grind chillies, garlic and ginger with a little water to a fine paste.
Heat Ghee in a pan.
Add bay leaf, carrot and 1/2 the onion. Fry for 3 minutes.
Add ginger garlic paste. Stir and fry for 2 minutes.
Add the ground spices.
Add washed and drained rice. Fry for 1-2 minutes.
Add coconut milk, salt and one cup of water.
Stir and bring to boil.
Cover and cook on very low heat for 1/2 hour or till rice is done.
Heat a tbsp of oil in another pan.
Add the remaining onion and fry till golden brown.
Add the cashew nuts and raisins. Fry for a minute.
Spread the fried onions, cashews and raisins over the rice before serving.

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Response (12)

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itsme November 3, 2006

You have not mentioned what type rice is to be used. Is it Basmati rice or any other ordinary rice?

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Beena May 14, 2007

Ghee rice without ghee?

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madhan August 27, 2007

please dont cheat others & dont waste others time ,by giving this funny ghee rice without ghee.try to copy from the good book

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sm November 3, 2006

Is this Ghee rice or Coconut rice? The preparation looks more like that of coconut rice or veg fried rice! Ghee is not at all used in the preparation.

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Priya December 9, 2006

Hi

This is the receipe for cocnut rice in Tamilnadu , ghee rice we should not add cocnut milk the taste will be entorely diferent rather tham instead of oil if we use ghee it gives god taste i have preared with out coconut oil

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rakesh December 7, 2006

is it copied,then do it carefully.u made a lot mistakes.

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Kavitha.K.S March 27, 2004

Is this recipe veg.biriyani or ghee rice.You didn`t mention ghee anywhere.

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jisa January 2, 2006

this is very good my daughter like very much.

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Preethi May 27, 2010

I tried it out, great aroma, great taste, it s a wonderful recipe. What else a rich food, which can be served to anyone

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Harini January 4, 2008

Thanks for the recipe, it came out very well. All the best:-)

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radhika March 1, 2004

simple but brilliant. u can give it an attractive yellow colour with a pinch of turmeric as well.

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Gouri Krishnan February 5, 2004

IT was really wonderful….But then don`t u feel it`s ghee instead of oil:)))

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