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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Ghee Rice/Neyychour


Ghee rice is a rich aromatic rice which is a very common recipe in malabar area of kerela. Its usually served with spicy veg/ non veg gravy.Traditionally the rice is cooked in a wide open vessel by adding hot water to it. here I  have opted the easier method by doing the process in a pressure cooker.So here is the recipe for this delicious rice:





Basmathi rice-1 cup
Water-2 cups
Ghee(clarified butter)-5 tbsp
Salt to taste
Cardamom seeds-from 2
Cinnamon stick-1 one inch sticks
Cloves-3
Onion-1 medium
Curry Leaves-few(optional)
Raisins- 1tbsp
Cashews-1 tbsp


Method Of Preparation:
1. Wash rice and soak in water for min 30 mins.Drain and keep aside.
2. Heat about 5 tbsp ghee in pressure cooker and fry the cashews and raisins.Drain and keep aside.Then throw the spices in to it.Fry for a minute,and then add the rice and fry it for 3 to 4 mins.Add salt and mix well.
3. Add the water and close the cooker lid without putting weight and cook  on high flame. when heavy pressure starts to come, reduce the flame to low and put the weight and cook for 2 to 3 mins. See that it doesn't whistle.switch off the stove before that. once the pressure goes open the cooker and shift the food to a wide vessel,to avoid sticking/ forming lumps.
4. Heat ghee in a wok and fry the onions and curry leaves in it till golden brown color.Add this along with a tbsp of fried ghee, raisins and cashews to the rice.
5. Serve warm with a side dish of your choice(something spicy), papad and raitha.






60 comments:

  1. Oh wow lovely rice recipe...

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  2. Delicious ghee rice..looks flavourful too..

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  3. Flavourful ghee rice, love simply with some cucumber raita..

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  4. Rice looks so tempting,i'm drooling

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  5. Woww!! I can smell the aroma here... Lovely Ghee rice with cashews and raisins... mmmm... Just lovely!! :-)

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  6. Adipoli neyychor, koode oru curry koodi undu ennal kushal.

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  7. Nice and wonderful ghee rice !!

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  8. that looks so perfect...would love to use your recipe here when I make it from now on...:)

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  9. Very comfort food and looks delicious:)

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  10. Neychore is such a great combination with a spicy chicken curry...I just love it

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  11. The rice bowl looks very inviting...Simple yet very flavorful.

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  12. yummy neychor...this is one of my favorites...just love this flavoured rice. It is really so aromatic and tasty that one can have it just like that without any accompaniment. looks so inviting, first one to comment on this delight. :)

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  13. Awesome clicks........ Lovely recipe....

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  14. Looks so delicious ..my fav rice preperation...yum!

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  15. Mmmmm....Love Neyychor...I miss this yummy rice which my hostel mates used to bring from their homes

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  16. Drooling here Reshmi :) Nice clicks too

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  17. This looks beautiful and it sounds delicious. I love that you've used a pressure cooker to prepare it. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  18. The rice is cooked perfectly..I alwyz assumed one cannot coook such fluffy rice in cooker..I have to try out ur way :)
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  19. Now that makes me really hungry!! Too good..!!

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  20. aaha.. neychorum..varutharacha curry um.. yummm..

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  21. Flavorful and delicious,looks so yummy

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  22. My favorite...loved the angle of the clicks..I am in anytime :)

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  23. Yummy rice........lovely clicks!!!

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  24. Would be yum with some spicy chicken curry... Flavorful rice...

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  25. Great recipe..love to have at anytime..yum!

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  26. very delicious n flavourful rice..lovely recipe..

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  27. Delicious rice dish ~ simple yet exotic!
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  28. Ohh.. another one of my fav.. yours looks soo yummy :)

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  29. simple flavourful and yummy
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  30. Slurppp..Looks tempting & mouth watering....awesome clicks!!!!

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  31. Flavorful ghee rice...looks yummy neat presentation

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  32. Love the ghee flavour in any rice preparation....makes it so flavourful.

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  33. That is a versatile rice recipe. Goes good with all type of gravies.... YUM!

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  34. beautiful plating...

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  35. you have one beautiful space Reshmi. the clicks are gorgeous and love this ghee rice recipes.

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  36. Hey Reshmi,

    Nei choru is one of my fav ways of making rice :)

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  37. wow..delicious and flavorful rice....

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  38. I like ghee rice a lot Reshmi. Simple but still gives a rich taste isnt it? Looks very nice.

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  39. nie soru looks totally tempting ! nice

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  40. so appetizing, can have this anytime, any day :) yummy post Dhivya

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  41. nice.. for this i don't mind the calories.. its soo yumm

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  42. Love this any time..looks great and falvorful!

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  43. Njanum neichor pressure cookerila undakkunne :) This looks yummy Reshmi..

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  44. this looks delicious Reshmi... i alwayz end up in a pasty rice :(
    this looks perfect :)

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