Ghee Rice/Nei Choru

Ingredients:

1. Kyma/Jeera/Basmati rice - 2 cups
2. Ghee/Clarified butter - 3 + 2tbs
3. Cardamom - 4
4. Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
5. Cloves - 6
6. Ginger, chopped - 1 tsp
7. Garlic, chopped - 1 tsp
8. Onion slice - 1/2 cup
9. Salt to taste
10. Raisins - 10
11. Cashew nuts, split - 10

Method:

1. Heat 3 tbs ghee in a heavy bottomed pan or pressure cooker
2. Fry ingredients from 3 to 5 for a minute
3. Add 6 to 8 and fry till onion is golden brown
4. Add rice and fry for 2 more minutes ( take care not to burn rice or other ingredients)
5. Add 3.5 cups of water and salt to the above and cook rice. (if you are cooking rice in pressure cooker, 7 minutes in medium flame after the pressure start should be enough)
6. Heat 2 tbs ghee in a pan and fry nuts and raisins
7. Once the rice is ready mix with the fried nuts and raisins gently.

Serve ghee rice with chicken curry and raitha.