Ghee Rice or Nei Saadam (Nei Choru) is a South Indian recipe which is made during festivals and other occations in south India. This recipe is easy to make and is a much liked dish among Kerala Muslims. This dish is better served with Chicken Kuruma.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Basmati Rice
• ¼ cup Ghee
• Milk exreacted from 1/2 a Coconut
• 2 Cup Onions thinly sliced
• 1 small Chinnamon broke into pieces
• 1/4 tsp Cloves
• 2 Bay leaves
  
• 5-6 Cardamom crushed
• 1/4 tsp Ginger garlic paste
• Roasted Cashews and Raisins
• Salt for taste

Method of Preperation

Wash the rice throughly and drain the water. Keep a thick bottomed pan on the stove and add ghee. Add onions, cinnamon, bay leaves,cloves, ginger garlic paste and cardamom and fry for 2-3 minutes. After that add the rice which is kept aside and saute for 2-3 minutes. Once done remove ingredients to a pressure cooker and coconut milk, water and salt and pressure cook till the rice is done.Mix roasted cashews and raisins and leave aside for 15 minutes. Serve warm.