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Ghee Rice Recipe
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Ingredients : |
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2
cups
2
1/2 tablespoons
1
4
6
1
3
1/2 cups
2
1/2 teaspoon
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Bismati or other long grain rice
Ghee
Large onion, finely sliced
Whole cloves
Cardamom pods, bruised
Cinnamon stick
Chicken or mutton stock
Salt
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Method :
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Wash rice well
and drain for at least 30 minutes.
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Heat ghee in a
saucepan and fry onion until golden, add spices and drain rice.
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Fry, stirring
with slotted metal spoon, for 5 minutes over a moderate heat.
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Add hot stock
and salt and bring to the boil.
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Reduce heat to
very low, cover pan tightly with lid and cook for 15 - 20 minutes
without lifting lid.
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At end of
cooking time, uncover and allow steam to escape for 5 minutes.
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Gentle fluff up
rice with a fork, removing whole spices.
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When
transferring rice to a serving dish, again use a slotted metal spoon to
avoid crushing grains of rice.
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Serve hot,
accompanied by curries of meat and vegetables, pickles and sambols.
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