Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, malabar nei choru/ghee rice. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Malabar Nei Choru/Ghee rice is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Malabar Nei Choru/Ghee rice is something which I have loved my entire life.
Nei choru recipe with step by step photos - Nei Choru is an aromatic savory rice dish made with rice, ghee and spices. This recipe is a Malabar special and I have also posted another easy version and you can also check it here → Ghee rice with basmati rice. For the authentic version of this nei choru.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook malabar nei choru/ghee rice using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Malabar Nei Choru/Ghee rice:
- Take 3 cup Basmati rice soaked for 15 minutes
- Make ready 3 tbsp +1/4 cup Ghee
- Prepare 2 Green Chillies
- Get 3 Onions medium sized thinly sliced
- Prepare 3 Bay Leaves
- Prepare 4 Green Cardamom
- Prepare 1 Cinnamon stick large
- Take Cloves 4
- Make ready 3/4 cup Cashew nut
- Get 1/2 cup Golden Raisins
- Prepare 2.5 tsp Salt or as preferred
- Make ready 3 Cups Water
- Get 2 tablespoons Cilantros chopped for garnishing
This recipe is a Malabar special and from the Kerala cuisine. In malayalam 'nei' or 'ney' means ghee and 'choru' means rice. This is the Malabar version of making ghee rice, which is called 'nei choru' in Malayalam. The only variation to my recipe is that I used a cup of milk in addition to water to get a creamier and richer consistency.
Instructions to make Malabar Nei Choru/Ghee rice:
- Heat 3 tablespoons ghee in a pot. Fry 3 bay leaves,2 green chillies, Cinnamon large 1 stick, cashews, cloves 4.Add raisins fistful and 4 green cardamoms. Fry gently.
- Add 3 cups water to the pot. Allow the water to boil. When the water starts boiling,Add 3 cups pre-soaked, drained basmati / kaima rice. Add salt as required. Stir gently.
- Cover and cook. In another pan, heat 1/4 cup ghee, add 3 medium onions thinly sliced, salt. Fry till brown.While rice is cooking,add half of the fried onions +ghee and spread.
- Cover and cook for 10 minutes on medium heat. Add fistful cashews and extra raisins to the hot fried onions. - Toss quickly in the heat. Keep aside. Rice is cooked with an amazing aroma.
- Add the reserved fried onions, fried cashews, raisins with ghee. Spread.
- Toss gently from down to up. Sprinkle chopped corianders. Malabar Nei Choru / Ghee rice is ready to serve. Serve hot with any spicy curries.
But you can make it omitting the milk and just adding water. Ghee Rice or nei chor as it is commonly called is a famous delicacy of south India and is extremely easy to make. It is a speciality of the Malabar coastal region in Kerala. The rice is roasted in ghee with cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and cooked to perfection and finally garnished with roasted cashews. Ney Choru-Ghee Rice,infused with flavor of spices,dry fruits and ghee.
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