Ingredients:
- Jeerakasala/Basmati rice 2 cups (480g)
- Water 3.5 cups (875ml)
- Ghee 50g
- Onion 1 small
- Ginger a small piece (4g)
- Garlic 5 cloves (6g)
- Green chilli 2
- Carrot a small piece (30g)
- Cashews 30g
- Coriander leaves
- Salt 1.5 tsp
- Whole spices (cardamom 3 pods, cinnamon 1", mace 1, cloves 2, star anise 1/2, fennel seeds 1/4 tsp, bay leaf 1)
- Rinse and soak the rice for 30 minutes; Then strain and keep aside
- Heat up ghee and 1 tbs coconut oil in a pot
- Add the whole spices and let them splutter
- Add onion, crushed ginger and garlic, and green chilli
- Stir for a couple of minutes
- Add water and bring to boil
- Now add salt, carrot and coriander stems followed by rice
- Cook on high flame without lid, till the water and rice become same level
- Now lower the flame, cover the pot and cook on the lowest heat for 8 minutes
- After 8 minutes, turn off the flame and let the rice sit for 15 minutes
- After 15 minutes, open the pot and fluff the rice using a fork
- Garnish with fried onion cashews and coriander leaves
- Your delicious neychor is ready to serve.
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