Fried-Rice

Ingredients:
400 gm Rice100 gm Ghee or butter65 gms onion2 gms cinnamon2 gms Bay leaf1 gm peppercorns6 gms Salt
How to make fried rice:
Heat the ghee in a large saucepan and add the finely sliced onion.
Fry till golden brown, remove from the pan and keep aside.
To the hot fat, add the washed and drained rice and the spices.
Keep stirring and fry for 4-5 minutes till the rice appears glazed. Add salt and boiling water an inch above the rice.
Boil and simmer till the water is almost absorbed and then put into a very slow oven at 250 degree and leave for 20-25 minutes till the rice is cooked.
Serve garnished with fried onions. Hard-boiled eggs cut in slices may also be used as a garnish.

Garlic-Rice

Ingredients:
2 cup cooked rice2 tsp crashed garlic2 green chillies chopped2 tblsp cashewnuts (kaju)1 tblsp almonds(badam), slivered.1 tsp chopped fresh coriander2 tblsp gheeSalt and pepper to taste
How to make garlic rice:
Take a heavy wok and heat ghee in it.
Now add garlic and green chilies to it.
Once garlic turns golden in color, add the dry fruits and roast for half a minute.
Now add the cooked rice, sprinkle salt and pepper and mix well.
Garnish the Garlic Rice with fresh coriander and serve.

Rice-Coconut

Ingredients:
400 gms Basmati rice120 gms coconut40 ml ghee25 gms black gram dhal25 gms broken pieces of nuts6 gms dry chillies2 gms curry leaves2.5 gms asafoetida powder20 gms (minced) coriander leavesSalt to taste
How to make coconut rice:
Boil rice and keep aside.
Fry coconut evenly to a golden colour on a slow fire.
Heat 3 dessertspoon of ghee. Fry the cashewnuts and remove.
Fry the broken pieces of dry chillies, black gram dhal, and curry leaves well.
Mix rice, coconut, nuts, 1 teaspoon of ghee and salt.
Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves.