Ghee Rice/Bengali style Veg Fried Rice

Bengali style Veg Fried Rice is a mildly sweet, aromatic version of Fried Rice which is an absolute delight to cook on any special occasion.

Ingredients

2 cups- Basmati rice

6- Green cardamom (lightly crushed)

Five 1″ pieces- Cinnamon

6- Cloves (lightly crushed)

¼ tsp- Mace powder/Javitri powder

10-12- French beans (cut into halves lengthwise, then cut each half into 1″ pieces)

1- Carrot medium-sized (julienned)

1- Capsicum (julienned)

1- Green onion (roughly chopped)

¼ cup- Peas

1- Cauliflower small

3 tbsp- Raisins

3 tbsp- Cashew nuts (slice the nuts lengthwise)

5 tbsp- Ghee/Clarified butter

4 tbsp- Sugar (adjust according to your taste)

Salt to taste

Vegetable oil

½ tsp Garam masala powder

Instructions

Cut cauliflower into small florets. In a pan add water and cauliflower florets, give this a quick boil over high heat. Drain and keep aside. 

Heat 1 tsp vegetable oil in a frying pan. Fry the florets with a little salt until golden brown in colour, remove and keep aside.

Wash the rice 3-4 times under running water. Drain and keep aside.

Boil julienned carrots, beans, and peas together with a little salt until tender. Drain and keep aside. 

Boil the rice with enough water in a large deep bottomed pan. Drain and keep aside. Care should be taken not to overcook the rice.

In a non-stick pan add the boiled rice, salt, sugar, whole spices (green cardamom, cinnamon, and cloves), garam masala powder, mace powder, boiled vegetables, green onion, julienned capsicum, cauliflower florets, raisins, cashew nuts, and ghee. Mix well. Cook over low heat with the lid on for 10-12 minutes. In between stir 2-3 times gently.

Fried Rice is done. Remove from the heat. Keep it covered after the cooking to get the nice aroma when you are going to serve it.