Ghee Rice / Malabar Nei Choru. -

Ingredients

• Basmati Rice – 2 cups Basmati Rice
• Lemon Juice – 1 tsp. lemon juice
• Hot water – 4 ¼ cups hot water
• Salt – as needed
• Ghee – ½ cup ghee
• Onion – 1 medium (thinly sliced) onion
• Cinnamon – 2″ piece cinnamon
• Cardamom – 2 cardamom
• Cloves – 4 cloves
• Fennel seeds – ¼ tsp. fennel seeds
• Bay leaves – 2 small bay leaves
• Star Anise – 1 star anise
• Cumin seeds – 2 pinches. Cumin seeds
• Salt – to taste
• Ghee – 2 tbsp.
• Cashews – ½ cup
• Raisins – ¼ cup
• Crispy Fried Red Onions or Shallots – ½ cup (store bought)