. . Special Ghee Rice  

Mrs. K.M. Mathew

Thinking of preparing something special for lunch on Sunday? Here’s something new to add that will add that extra bit to your meal.

Ingredients
01. Basmati rice - 3 cups 02. Cloves - 6 03. Cinnamon - 2 ”pieces 04. Cardamom - 6 05. Coconut milk - 6 cups from 1 coconut 06. Ghee - 3 tsp For the ground paste 07. Dry red chillies - 4 08. Coriander powder - 1 tsp 09. Ginger -  garlic paste - 1 tsp 10. Shallots - 10 11. Cumin seeds - ½ tsp 12. Cloves - 4 13. Cinnamon  - 1 “ piece 14. Oil - ¼ cup 15. Lemon juice - of ½ a lemon 16. Onions (sliced) - 2 17. Saffron - a pinch dissolved in 1 tsp milk 18. Salt - to taste

Preparation

01. Grind the dry red chillies, coriander powder, ginger – garlic paste, shallots, cumin seeds, loves and cinnamon, combine with the coconut milk and keep aside. 02. Heat ghee in a pan and sauté the cloves, cinnamon and cardamom. 03. Now, add the rice and stir fry till it turns slightly brown. 04. Add the coconut milk and salt to taste and cook till done. 05. Heat a pan, fry the sliced onions in oil and keep aside. 06. Take a vessel, grease it with ghee, transfer the rice to it and sprinkle the lemon juice over it. Add the saffron. 07. Cover the rice with a wet cloth and bake in an oven at 350° F for 30 minutes. 08. Garnish with fried onions serve hot.