Ghee Rice Recipe

I was looking for a wedding style ghee rice recipe for a long time, finally got it from my aunty and when i tried it, the rice turned out to be delicious. I loved it to the core and the rice turned out to be perfectly flavourful.

About Ghee Rice Recipe

Ghee Rice is a popular dish made with either basmati rice or seera samba rice. The rice is flavoured with ghee, coriander leaves, mint leaves and fried onion. This dish is also called as nei choru and is very popular all over south indian specially in muslim community and weddings.  Ghee rice is usually accompanied with chicken curry or mutton curry. Similar Recipes,Jeera PulaoSoya PulaoShahi PulaoJeera Veg PulaoBeetroot Pulao

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Ghee Rice Using Kaima Rice (Seeraga Samba Rice)

Tips & Tricks

There are few steps required to make the perfect ghee rice.

Seasoning 

Heat ¼ cup oil in a pressure cooker, add in cardamom, cumin and let them sizzle. Now add in drained rice and fry it for 6 to 7 mins till the rice is nicely toasted. Add in the ground masala and fry it for few mins so the masala is nicely coated with rice.

Cooking Ghee Rice

Now add in coconut milk, water, salt, green chillies and mix well. Bring it to a boil. simmer the flame, cook covered for 1 whistle, then put the pressure cooker over a tawa and let it cook on very low heat for 15 mins. 

Toppings for Ghee Rice

When the rice is cooking, make the topping. Heat oil for deep frying, add in cashews and fry till golden, now add in onions and fry till golden as well. Remove it and set aside.  Add in curry leaves and fry till golden, drain and set aside. Now add in coriander leaves and fry till golden, drain and set aside. Add in mint leaves and fry till golden. Drain and set aside.

Serving

Once the rice is cooked, open it and fluffy it lightly. Now spoon this in a large bowl and let it cool lightly, now add the fried things over the rice and fluff it up. Serve with any curries. Seeraga Samba Ghee Rice - Seeraga Samba Ghee Rice Recipe. Easy seera samba ghee rice which taste so yummy with any side dish like chicken curry or mutton curry. You can serve with any veg kurma too. Seeraga samba rice has a very unique aroma to it. It taste super yummy and so flavourful. The aroma of this rice is so good and it can go well with any side dishes. Similar Recipes,Jeera PulaoSoya PulaoShahi PulaoJeera Veg PulaoBeetroot Pulao

INGREDIENTS 

Seera Samba Rice - 1 cup Coconut Oil - 2 tblsp Ghee - 2 tblsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 Cardamom / Yelakai - 4 Cloves / Krambu - 3 Bay Leaf - 1 Onion - 1 large sliced thinly Green Chillies - 3 to 4 Garam masala powder - 2 tsp Salt to taste Coconut Milk - 1 cup Water - ½ cup

INSTRUCTIONS 

Wash and soak seera samba rice for 30 mins. Heat oil in a cooker. Add whole spices. Add onions and chillies and saute till golden. Add in rice and mix well. Add coconut milk, water, salt, garam masala powder and mix well. Bring it to a boil and cook on a low heat for 15 mins. Take it off the heat and take it in a bowl. Add ghee and mix well Serve.

Pin 2)Soak for 30 mins. Pin 2)Take all your spices Pin 3)Heat coconut oil in a pressure cooker Pin   4)Add whole spices Pin 5)Fry for a min. Pin 8)Add onions Pin 9)Add in green chillies. I used banana pepper, since i ran out of normal chillies Pin 10)Saute them for 5 mins or so.  Pin 11)Add in rice. Pin 12)Mix well. Pin 13)Add in coconut milk. Pin 14)Add water Pin 15)Mix well. Pin 16)Add in garam masala powder. Pin 17)Add in salt. Pin 18)Cook till rice is done. Pin 19)Add ghee Pin 20)Mix well. Pin 21)Serve Pin

  1. Wash and soak rice for a good 30 mins2)Roast the drained rice well in oil so it is coated with oil and gets dry with no water content.3)Now add in the ground masala and toast it well so the rice gets nicely coated with the masala. It will take around 5 to 7 mins.4)Add the required amount of water content.5)Cook it just for 1 whistle, and put the whole cooker over a  tawa on low heat for 15 mins so the rice gets cooked to perfection.

What is the best combination for ghee rice?

Ghee rice can be served with vegetarian or non veg curries. Some popular side dishes are chicken curry, mutton curry, chicken masala, chicken gravy & veg kurma.

Is ghee rice good for health?

Yes ghee rice is good for health. But excessive amount can result in weight gain.

Can you use butter instead of ghee in rice?

Yes u can use butter in ghee rice, but ghee has a unique aroma which butter cannot give.

Serving Suggestions

Ghee rice can be served with vegetarian or non veg curries. Some popular side dishes are chicken curry, mutton curry, chicken masala, chicken gravy & veg kurma. If you have any questions not covered in this post and if you need help, leave me a comment or mail me @[email protected] and I’ll help as soon as I can. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook,Pinterest ,Youtube and Twitter for more Yummy Tummy inspiration.

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