A simple way of adding some flavour and spice to your otherwise plain rice is to make Ghee Rice. It is a tasty, nutritious and easy to cook dish, that does not require any elaborate cooking.
Ingredients for Ghee Rice Recipe (Indian Rice Recipes)
Raw rice: 2 cups
Onion: 1 medium sized, sliced finely
Ghee(clarified butter): 3 tablespoon
Cinammon: 1
Clove: 1
Cardammon: 1
Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp
Cashewnuts: 1 tsp chopped
Green chillies: 3 , minced
Ginger paste: 1/2 tsp
Garlic paste: 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves : 2 tsp chopped, for garnishing
Salt to taste
Method of Preparing Ghee Rice
- Heat some ghee in a pan.
- Add the cloves, cinammon, cashewnuts, cumin and cardamom. And fry for 20 seconds.
- Then add the ginger-garlic paste, and fry for another 20 seconds.
- Now add onion and green chillies. And fry till the onions turn light brown in color.
- Then add the rice and salt to taste.
- Fry the rice for about 6-7 minutes in the ghee mixture.
- Add 4 cups of water and pressure-cook the rice or in a microwave till the rice is completely cooked. You can even cook it in another container on a stove, but keep it covered on a low flame.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Scientists at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) have recently developed Herbal Ghee. The new products have the taste, flavor, color and consistency of traditional ghee. But, instead of being hazardous ghee, this form of ghee boosts the immune system and guards against cholesterol related problems and is beneficial for people suffering from cardio-vascular diseases and blood pressure. It also strengthens the arteries.
The younger generation is crazy about their fitness throughout and even elderly people are also not ready to accept their ageing realities, all want to look young and vibrant forever without taking medicine. The solution lies in functional foods that provide medication rejuvenating vital component through foods.
People have now accepted the philosophy “Prevention is better than cure” well in their day-to-day life.
Here’s the best news. The new healthy herbal ghee launched by Punjab Sind will not only retain the taste, flavor, color and consistency of traditional ghee but also boost the immune system, guard against cholesterol-related problems. So get ready to dig into ghee – and not feel guilty about it!
Punjab Sind Pvt Ltd is the first company to launch this Herbal Ghee in market and is now available at its retail outlets at various malls, shopping centers and its own shops all over Mumbai.
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