Ghee rice

Ingredients

• Basmati rice – 500 grams
• Onions – 3 medium sliced
• Green chilli -3 slit
• Shahi jeera -1 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste – 3 to 4 tsp
• Mint leaves- 1 cup
• Water ( for 1 cup rice I had 1.5 cups water) as needed
• Coriander leaves -1 cup
• salt as required
• Ghee – 3 tsp
• Oil – 3 tsp
• Bay leaf – 2
• Cinnamon Stick – 1 inch piece
• Cardamom – 2
• Cloves -4
• Cashew nuts few

Method

• Wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes to half an hour.
• Heat ghee and oil in a pressure cooker. Add cashew nuts, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf , cardamom.
• Add onions and green chillies and sauté for few minutes.
• Now add the ginger garlic paste and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Now add the soaked rice and sauté for two minutes. Add the mint and coriander leaves.
• Add the water as mentioned and bring it to a boil . Close the cooker and cook for a whistle, then let it stay on sim for 5 minutes. Remove from gas and wait for the pressure to release. Yummy ghee rice is ready.