About The Recipe:

Nei Saadham | Ghee Rice | How To Make Simple Ghee Rice With Spices - made with the fresh spices, ghee (clarified butter) and basmathi rice. It is one of the popular rice variety in India. It is often served with the chicken, mutton or egg gravy. Now lets see how to make this nei saadham with easy step by step instructions, images and video.

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Recipe : Nei Saadham | Nei Choru | Ghee Rice | How To Make Ghee Rice Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Recipe Cuisine: Indian Recipe Category: Lunch, Dinner Serves: 3 persons

Ingredients :

Basmathi Rice - 2 cups

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Cinnamon Stick - 2" long

Cardamoms - 3 nos

Star Anise - 1 no

Bay Leaves - 2 nos

Cloves - 5 nos

Large Onion - 1 no (sliced)

Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp (finely chopped)

Mint Leaves - 2 tbsp (finely chopped)

Salt - required.

Method :

Preparation, wash and soak the basmathi rice for about thirty minutes with enough water. Drain the water and keep aside.

To make the ghee rice, heat the ghee in a pressure cooker pan, add the cinnamon stick, cardamoms, star anise, bay leaves, cloves and onion. Saute until the onion turns golden colour. Add the coriander leaves and mint leaves, mix well and stir for few seconds. Add the soaked basmathi rice and mix well. Then add three cups of water and required salt, mix well.

Close the lid with whistle, cook for one whistle over high flame and three to five minutes over low flame. When the steam has released, open the pan. Gently mix altogether and ready.

Notes: Always open the pressure cooker pan, after the steam has released fully.

Step By Step Images:

Preparation, first wash and soak the basmathi rice for about 30 mins with enough water. Drain the water and keep aside. To make the ghee rice, heat the ghee in a pressure cooker pan, add the cinnamon stick, cardamoms, star anise, bay leaves, cloves..

.. and onion. Saute until the onion turns golden colour. Add the coriander leaves and mint leaves, stir for few seconds.

Add the soaked basmathi rice and mix well. Then add three cups of water and required salt, mix well. Close the lid with whistle, cook for one whistle over high flame and three to five minutes over low flame.

When the steam has released, open the pan. Gently mix altogether and ready.

Serving Suggestion: Serve with the chicken gravy. Page: Collection Of Rice Varieties. Variation: Similarly can also try with mutton keema or mixed nuts. If you like this recipe: You will like this spicy mushroom rice recipe also. Did you make this recipe? Please let me know how it turned out for you! Leave a comment below and share on Facebook

By Kalais