Name: Neichor (Ghee Rice)
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Basmati rice; 1 1/2 nos Onion (large); 3 - Ghee; 2 inch Cinnamon (Karugapatta); Cashew nuts (As reqd); Raisins (As reqd, Onakkamunthiri); Salt (As reqd)

Neichor (Ghee Rice)

Neichor (Ghee Rice)

Traditional neichor made easy.

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 cups Basmati rice
1 1/2 nos Onion large
3 - Ghee
2 inch Cinnamon Karugapatta
Cashew nuts As reqd
Raisins As reqd, Onakkamunthiri
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Boil 10 cups of water.
Wash, drain and soak the rice for 30 mins. Drain it in a colander.
Slice an onion finely.
Saute it in 1 tsp ghee (in a deep and wide non stick vessel) until translucent.
Heat one more tsp of ghee in it.
Add the rice.
Use a wooden spatula and gently roast the rice until its color changes to light pink and the grains separate. (Handle rice with care)
Add a piece of cinnamon to the rice.
Pour the boiling water and enough salt.
Cover and cook.
Meanwhile, slice the 1/2 onion finely, mix it with a pinch of salt and sugar and fry it in ghee.
Fry nuts and kismis.
Drain the rice when it is 90% cooked.
Toss the rice in the colander, so that all water is drained.
Heat 1 - 2 tsp ghee in the non stick vessel and twirl it.
Spread the cooked rice uniformly (but do not press) and heat on low flame for 2 - 3 mins while gently turning the rice with a wooden spatula.
Garnish it with fried onion and nuts.
:- A good combination with naadan parippu curry, chicken fry and pappadam.
:- Extra Calories can be cut down if garnishing is avoided.