Ghee Rice Recipe, Malabar NeyChoru, Kerala Ghee Rice

Ghee Rice Recipe, Malabar NeyChoru, Kerala Ghee Rice recipe with detailed step by step pictures and Video. The most popular and signature dish of Kerala is Malabar NeyChoru that is fragrant ghee rice made of Homemade ghee and Kaima rice. After Kuzha Puttu and Kadala Curry Malabar NeyChoru is my favorite dish in Kerala cuisine. The rich and generous garnishing of Golden fried onions, cashew nuts, and raisins made the rice more beautiful and tempting. Malabar Biryani in Dubai is very famous and some restaurants serve Malabar Ney Choru as their signature dish.

Ghee Rice Recipe, Malabar NeyChoru, Kerala Ghee Rice is going very well with all vegetarian curry as well as simple dal. Being a fan of Biryani I could stop myself having ghee rice. If you try once you will become addicted to it. No special ingredients required to make this biryani at the same time cooking Ghee rice recipe is very simple.

Ghee Rice Recipe, Malabar NeyChoru, Kerala Ghee Rice with fried onions. The 2 important things that I have observed in making the Malabar Ney Choru, one is kaima rice, which gives a nice flavor to the ney choru and another one is the golden fried onions. Get recipe for golden brown fried onions and make it.

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

45 mins

Ghee Rice Recipe, Malabar Ney choru , Kerala Ghee Rice is a very famous dish in Malabar.

Author: Premalatha Aravindhan

Recipe type: Main

Cuisine: Kerala

Serves: 4

Ingredients

2 cups basmati rice/jeeragasala/kaima rice
4 cups water(adjust according to the variety of rice you use)
1 cup sliced onions
1 tbsp ghee(for roasting the nuts and onions)+ 2 Tsp(rice)
5 cashew nuts
5 raisins
1.5 tsp salt

Instructions

Soak the basmati rice at least for 15 mins before cooking.
Heat ghee in a pan or in a pressure cooker. Fry the cashew nuts and raisins, until golden brown.Keep aside.
In the same pan Fry the Sliced onions, until golden brown. Keep Aside.
Add ghee(if needed) i used the same ghee which is fried the onions. Add the cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, and fry for a minute.
Add the sliced onions, fry till it becomes translucent.
Drain the water completely from the rice and then add the soaked rice to the pan. add ghee and fry for a minute.
Now add salt and water, mix well.
Close the lid and allow the rice to cook.
Once the rice is done garnish it with fried onions, cashew nuts, and raisins.
This is the Ghee Rice Recipe, Malabar Ney Choru, Kerala Ghee Rice is ready to serve.

Step by step Ghee Rice Recipe, Malabar NeyChoru, Kerala Ghee Rice recipe,

Soak the basmati/jeeragasala/kaima rice at least for 15 mins before cooking. Heat ghee in a pan or in a pressure cooker. Fry the cashew nuts and raisins, until golden brown.Keep aside.In the same pan Fry the Sliced onions, until golden brown. Keep Aside.
Add ghee(if needed) i used the same ghee which is fried the onions. Add the cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, and fry for a minute. add ginger and fry it.
3. Add the sliced onions, fry untill it becomes translucent.Drain the water completely from the rice and then add the soaked rice to the pan. add a tsp of ghee and fry for a minute.

4. Now add salt and water, mix well.Close the lid and allow the rice to cook.

5. Once the rice is done garnish it with fried onions, cashew nuts, and raisins.This is the Ghee Rice Recipe, Malabar Ney Choru, Kerala Ghee Rice is ready to serve.