Ghee rice

A simple and very elegant rice dish that goes well with Kurma,Sodhi,Kadappa,Channa or Rajma.

INGREDIENTS:

1.Basmati rice-1 cup
2.Coconut milk-Canned-1 cup
3.Water-1.5 cups
4.Onion-1 small, sliced thin
5.Green chillies(Serreno peppers)-2 slit
6.Cumin seeds-1 tsp
7.Ginger-garlic paste-1 tbsp
8.Mint leaves-optional.
9.Cilantro-For garnish.
10.Raisins and cashewnuts- For garnish,optional.
11.Ghee-Ofcourse ,since this is called ghee rice-2 tbsp.
12.Cloves-4 nos
13.Bay leaf-1 no
14.Cinnamon stick-1 small

PROCEDURE:

1. In a pan,add oil with ghee, add cloves,bay leaf,cinnamon stick,cumin seeds,ginger-garlic paste and let splatter.
2. Add onions,green chillies and saute the rice along with this mixture.
3. Add some salt and extra garam masala(if you like more spice flavors).
4. Move this mixture to a rice cooker and add the coconut milk and water. I add some saffron for extra fragrance.
5. After rice is cooked well,add mint leaves and cilantro leaves for garnish.
6. Saute some cashews,raisins(optional,if you like some sweetness,generally we dont use it at home) in ghee and add to the rice and mix well.
7. Serve hot with the curries mentioned above.

Note: Some people add peas but to me this changes the dish and makes it look like pulao.So I like to leave some dishes original and simple.