25 | October | 2020

Last week I showed you to make Dalcha? How about Ghee Rice this week? That, too, in my grandma’s style. The combination of Ghee Rice with Dalcha and Mutton Fry is fantastic. Let me tell you the recipe to make Ghee Rice.

Preparation Time: 15 mins	Recipe Servings: 8
Cook Time: 30 mins	Download Recipe
Total Time: 45 mins

Ingredients for Ghee Rice:

4 cups Ponni Raw Rice
4 tbsp Ghee
4 tbsp Oil
2 Cinnamon
4 Cloves
Four pods Cardamom
2 Green Chilly [with slit]
Six medium finely sliced Onions
3 Pandan Leaves
100g crushed Ginger
100g crushed Garlic
2 tbsp Curd/Yogurt
8 cups water
Salt as required
2 tbsp Rose Water

Step 1 – Rice Pre-Preparation:

Get 4 cups of Ponni raw rice. Wash it 2 to 3 times and keep it aside.

Step 2 – Making Ghee Rice:

Take a heavy bottom vessel and keep the flame at medium heat. Add 4 tbsp of ghee and Oil individually. Add two cinnamon, four cloves, four cardamom pods, two green chilly with slit, six medium-sized finely sliced onions, and three pandan leaves. Fry it for 2 to 3 minutes. Saute it till the raw smell goes out after adding 100g of crushed ginger and 100g of crushed garlic.

Pour 2 tbsp of curd/yogurt and cook for a minute. Add 8 cups of water and required salt as per your preference. Increase the flame to high heat. Cover with lid and cook until the water bubble comes. It’s time to add the prepared rice before the mixture starts boiling. Keep cooking with the same high heat till you see there is a little water left. Just reduce the flame to low heat and cook for 15 minutes with a covered lid. During this time, you place the vessel filled with water on top of it. As the last ingredient, add 2 tbsp of rose water over the rice and mix it well. Cover and cook again for another 5 minutes.