Indian Ghee Rice
Created by ImPat on October 22, 2014
- Servings: 5
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #14952
Ingredients
- 60 grams ghee
- 2 yellow onions (finely sliced)
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 cups dry rice
- 3 1/2 cups stock (hot)
- 8 peppercorns
- 2 cloves (whole ones)
- 4 cardamom pods (bruised)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup peas (cooked)
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat the ghee in a saucepan which has a tight fitting lid.
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Step 2: Fry half the onions until golden brown.
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Step 3: Add the turmeric and stir well for a minute.
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Step 4: Add the rice and fry for a few minutes, stirring until it is golden in colour.
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Step 5: Add the boiling stock, spices, and remaining onions.
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Step 6: Stir well and cover tightly and cook on a very low heat for 20 to 25 minutes.
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Step 7: Turn off the heat, and keep covered until ready to serve.
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Step 8: A few minutes before serving, uncover the pan to allow steam to escape.
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Step 9: Fluff up with a fork and garnish with the peas.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (550.8 g)
- Calories 308.5
- Total Fat - 5.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.1 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 2137.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 56.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 8.3 g
- Sugars - 7 g
- Protein - 12.7 g
- Calcium - 130 mg
- Iron - 3 mg
- Vitamin C - 161.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg