Name: Kerala Style Ghee Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Basmati rice; 1 no Onion (medium); 2 tbsp Ghee; 1/2" piece Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 1 no Cloves (Grambu); 1 no Cardamom (Elakka); Fennel seeds (A pinch, Perinjeerakam); 2 cups Water; Salt (As reqd)

Kerala Style Ghee Rice

Kerala Style Ghee Rice is an aromatic savory rice dish made with rice, ghee and spices. This recipe is a Malabar special and from the Kerala cuisine. This is a very simple recipe and takes your simple meal to a different level. Rather than having plain steamed rice, some more work and you get a fragrant and delicious rice that goes with any dal recipe. This pairs well with any spicy mutton or chicken curry or any vegetable curry. This ghee rice preparation is very simple and easy to make and every common preparation for special occasions like family gatherings or parties. If your looking for a variation from Briyani and Pulav, don’t hesitate. This recipe is exactly what you ought to try.

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 cup Basmati rice
1 no Onion medium
2 tbsp Ghee
1/2" piece Cinnamon Karugapatta
1 no Cloves Grambu
1 no Cardamom Elakka
Fennel seeds A pinch, Perinjeerakam
2 cups Water
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Soak rice in water for 30 mins.
Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel.
Add fennel seeds.
After a few seconds, add onion and stir, till, it turns transparent.
Add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and stir.
Add 2 cups of water.
:- For 1 cup of rice, add 2 cups of water.
Add enough salt and mix well.
Allow it to boil.
Add washed rice and let it boil.
Cover and cook on a low flame.
When there is no water, remove and keep the lid closed, until rice is cooked well.
:- Serve with parippu (dal) curry , chicken or mutton curry, pickle and curd.

Notes

You can explore this dish Ghee Rice
You can also visit Kerala Vegetable Pulao

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Response (4)

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Meera February 1, 2007

Try this and came out gud. We can add some friend onions on top to garnish and for flavour. Gud one.

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Reeza October 12, 2006

Very good recipe. Very simple. I added 1/2 a glass more water, because I like well cooked rice. Thanks for the recipe.

A

Ahmad August 26, 2009

Sounds nice and good. I would add the rice with the fried spices first before adding in the water.

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Athira July 26, 2007

It is yummmmy. thanx lot for the recipe.

Kerala Style Ghee Rice