Ghee Rice (Nei Choru)
This Ghee rice recipe is extremely flavourful, the rice is so fluffy, can be made with minimal ingredients, about to become your new family favourite and on your table under 20 mins or less than that. 
How about making some super simple, yet delicious Ghee rice recipe or sometimes we call as “Nei Choru”! This recipe is super comfort good and great upgrade to your regular rice recipe. The ingredients to this recipe are very simple and pantry friendly, but there are very few techniques to make fluffy and flavourful ghee rice recipe.
The flavours are not just on the surface it’s through and through!
Go and try this recipe, I’m sure you will love it as much we adore it.
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What is Ghee Rice?
Ghee rice is an aromatic rice recipe with a distinct flavour of ghee as the main ingredient. It is also spiced rice/neychoru/neyita nuppu in other regions.
Why This Recipe Works:
A quick and simple recipe that you can make in a jiffy.
Flavours are truly aromatic.
One-pot recipe and on your table under 20 mins!
How to make Ghee Rice:
Tips to make the best ghee rice recipe:
- Basmati Rice: ghee rice taste better with basmati rice. Use good quality and long grain basmati rice for good texture.
2.Ghee: Good Quality ghee gives you a great flavour to this recipe. As ghee is the key ingredient for this recipe, it helps you to build the flavours.
3. Saute the Rice: Sauteeing the rice in ghee helps you to get fluffy rice and the grains are separated.
4.Saffron Milk: Saffron gives you the mild yellow colour and distinct flavour to this dish.
5.Nuts: You may also use sliced almonds to this recipe.
FAQ:
1. What is the water ratio for the ghee rice?
I used basmati rice so according to package instruction 1 cup of rice = 2 cups of water in a closed pan.
2. How do you serve Ghee rice?
Ghee Rice is best served with spicy curries. check out my All Curries recipe
Veg Side Dishes best served with ghee rice:
Non-Veg Side Dishes best served with:
Spicy Chettinad Pepper Chicken Masala
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Ghee Rice (Nei Choru)
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 Minutes
- Total Time: 17 Minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Description
This ghee rice recipe is extremely flavourful, the rice is so fluffy, can be made with minimal ingredients, about to become your new family favourite and on your table under 20 mins or less than that.
Ingredients
1 cup of basmati rice
3 tablespoon of ghee
1onion sliced
2 tablespoon of cashews
2 tablespoon of raisins
1 teaspoon of peppercorns
1 bay leaf
3 cloves
1-inch cinnamon stick
1 pinch of saffron
3 tablespoon of warm milk
1 teaspoon of salt
Instructions
Wash and soak the basmati rice prior cooking.
Fry the cashews and raisins in ghee for just a few seconds until the cashews are lightly browned and raisins are slightly puffed up. Collect them in a bowl and set aside.
Fry the cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, sliced onion and peppercorns in ghee for few seconds until fragrant. Collect them in a bowl and set aside.
Add ghee in a deep pot, add soaked basmati rice and salt stir fry the for a minute over medium heat. Then add the required amount of water, cover and cook till the rice is cooked and fluffy.
Once the rice is cooked, add all the fried ingredients. Gently mix in.
Sprinkle saffron-infused milk, gently mix and serve.
Notes
Tips to make the best ghee rice recipe:
Basmati Rice: ghee rice taste better with basmati rice. Use good quality and long grain basmati rice for good texture.
Ghee: Good Quality ghee gives you a great flavour to this recipe. As ghee is the key ingredient for this recipe, it helps you to build the flavours.
Saute the Rice: Sauteeing the rice in ghee helps you to get fluffy rice and the grains are separated.
Saffron Milk: Saffron gives you the mild yellow colour and distinct flavour to this dish.
Nuts: You may also use sliced almonds to this recipe.
- Category: Rice
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: Indian
Keywords: ghee rice, ghee rice recipe, rice recipe