Ghee Rice

Ghee rice is one of the easy rice preparation,very tasty.Ghee rice can be served as snack also.Main ingredient here is fresh ghee and rice.Daily intake of ghee rice helps for weight gain.
Required ingredients for the preparation of ghee rice
basmathi rice/any good variety of white rice:2 cups
Ghee                                       :7-8tsp
Onions(medium)                             :3-4
Salt                                       :as per taste
cinnamon                                   :2 inch
clove                                      :4
Pepper                                     :1tsp
Cardamom                                   :3
Green chilly                               :2
Cashew nut,raisins                          :20 each
Cumin seeds                                :1 tsp

Method of preparation of ghee rice

• Slice onions and green chilly longitudinally and  keep it aside.
• In a small pan heat pepper,cinnamon and clove till they become warm and make coarse powder and keep it aside.
• If you are preparing ghee rice in pressure cooker or pan,Take 6-7 tsp of ghee in pressure pan and heat it.
• Add cumin seeds.Slowly add chopped onions,green chilly one by one in the same order.
• When onions turn in to golden brown put washed rice and fry till the rice become white.
• Add 4 cups of water and salt .stirr till the salt dissolves completely.
• Now put powdered masala cardamom to it.
• Close the lid.Pressure cook till you get 2 signals.
• Allow it to cool by its own.
• In a small pan take remaining amount of ghee and heat it.Add cashew nuts and fry.
• When cashews are half cooked add raisins and fry till they bulge.
• Pour it over the pressure cooked rice and mix well.
• Ghee rice is ready to serve.
• If pre cooked rice is there then add salt to it.
• Heat ghee in a pan put cumin seeds,onion,green chilly and fry it till onions turn golden brown.
• Add cooked rice ,powdered masala And garnish with cashew and raisins.