Ghee Rice

This dish is one my favourite dish for my son and husband. My son relishes this one, a lot. Basically, in ghee rice we don't add vegetables , but i add all the vegetables whatever i find in my fridge. So, lets see my version of ghee rice...

Ingredients :

• Long Grain Basmathi Rice            - 2 cup
• Water                                          - 3 1/2 cup
• Onion                                          - 1  (Chopped vertically)
• Carrot                                         - 2  ( peeled and chopped finely)
• Beans                                          - 10 (chopped finely)
• Green Chilli                                  - 2 (slitted)
• Cashewnuts                                 - 10
• Cardomom                                  - 4
• Cloves                                         - 4
• Coriander leaves(chopped)          - 2 ta. sp
• Curry leaves                                - 15 leaves
• Ghee                                           - 4 ta. sp       

   Method :

1. Wash and cook the rice with 3 1/2 cups water in a pressure cooker for 3 whistle or till the rice is 75% cooked. Cool them completely.
2. Heat ghee in a big shallow , roast cashews till golden brown. Remove the cashews and keep it aside.
3. In the small ghee, add cardomom,cloves . Add onions, chilli and fry them on high flame for 30 secs.
4. Add the chopped vegetables and saute them on high flame for 30 secs or till the vegetables turn little crispy.
5. Add salt to taste , also add curry leaves and coriander leaves and saute them for 15 secs.
6. Add the cooked rice and mix them well. Garnish them with the fried cashewnuts.