Best Ghee Rice Pulao, Veg Pulao, Neychoru, Nei Choru Recipe
This collection of rice dishes brings together the rich flavors of Indian cuisine. Ghee Rice Pulao is a fragrant and mildly spiced rice dish cooked with ghee, whole spices, and garnished with fried onions and nuts. Veg Pulao offers a colorful mix of vegetables cooked with basmati rice and aromatic spices, making it a wholesome one-pot meal. Neychoru / Nei Choru, a traditional Kerala-Malabar style ghee rice, is known for its simplicity, richness, and pairing with spicy curries. These recipes are perfect for festive meals, lunchboxes, or special occasions.
Ingredients
- Ghee – ¼ cup
- Cashew nut – 15-16nos
- Raisins – handful
- Bayleaf – 2nos
- Cinnamon (1” stick) – 1no
- Cloves -7-8nos
- Black cardamom – 1no
- Star anise – 2nos
- Fennel seeds (saunf) – 2tsp
- Onion sliced – 1cup
- Ginger paste – 1 tbsp
- Rice (basmati/Jeerakasala) (soaked) – 1cup
- Water – 2cups
- Salt – to taste
- Green chilli – 2nos
Instructions
- Clean, wash and soak the rice for 30 mins. Heat a deep bottomed pan and melt ghee, add cashew nuts, raisins and stir them cook till they brown up a little.
- Remove them and keep aside. In the same ghee add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, black cardamom, star anise, and fennel seeds.
- Stir for few seconds and then add in onions. Cook the onions till they brown. At this stage you can remove a spoon of browned/fried onions to put them for garnish later.
Ghee Rice Pulao
- Put in the ginger paste and stir again. Pour water, salt and green chillies. Bring the water to a boil, in the mean while drain the water from the rice and add them to the boiling water.
- Add the cashewnuts and raisins back to the rice. Cook the rice till the water level reduces till the level of the rice in the pan, lower the heat, cover and cook till all of the water is absorbed.
- Turn off the heat and let it sit for 15mins covered. Remove the lid and carefully scoop out the ghee rice and serve with a curry of your choice or with plain curd.
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