"Garlic butter rice" quick and easy rice recipe for lunch or dinner to serve with curry, kabab, or simply with salad. Super easy to make and the nutty flavor of fried garlic will give you the best taste. If you have boiled rice at home then you can quickly make this delicious rice. It will prepare within 10 to 15 minutes. . If you are looking for how to make this recipe then watch the recipe video tutorial step by step.
Today, I am making this special rice recipe that will give the best option to serve with the curry. People from Asian countries love to have rice so it's a great idea to serve it as a side meal. Whenever I make boiled rice at home then I deliberate make double in quantity as I want to make this garlic rice or sometimes try with chicken fried rice.
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This garlic butter rice recipe is simple and plain for you to add a variety of options like you can add green veggies of your choice also you can add some chicken, bacon, or tuna as well. I like it plain as it gives me the option to serve with different dishes.
Here I used basmati rice but you also used any other rice that you have in your pantry. Japanese rice will also give the best flavor to try this.
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As I recall my memory, my mother used to make these rice multiple times during the week as she loves to have rice so we also used to have it. I personally like to have with Shami kabab and veg salad. It has a filling effect for long hours.
To make the best garlic butter rice then use the proper quantity of garlic and butter. Increasing the quantity of garlic can make it so strong in taste that some people don't like it. A balanced quantity of both garlic and butter can make these rice so special in taste.
7 Tips to Make Best Rice
These tips will help you to make perfect garlic butter rice:
- Preferably using boiled rice cooked a day before.
- Never fry the garlic on high heat otherwise it will be dark without adding crispiness.
- Garlic powder will add taste to this recipe so don't avoid it. Use fresh garlic and powder both.
- Never heat the butter on high heat otherwise it will burn but you can saute garlic and onion on medium heat.
- Frying rice on high heat will surely make a perfect rice texture.
- Steaming will add tenderness to rice and neutralize the flavor of garlic and butter.
- Never steam for too long.
What's Special in this Recipe?
I have added extra garlic in a form of fried garlic that makes it nuttier in flavor. I personally love to have garlic in this form. If you are going to try this recipe then surely add this and you will feel the difference. It's recommended to top with fried garlic rather than adding it during cooking otherwise it will be soggy. Crispy garlic fries will add value to taste in this recipe.
Recipe Video
It's been a wonderful experience to make aromatic garlic butter rice. Here is a step by step video recipe that you can easily cook at home kitchen. So if you are a beginner and looking for how to make this quick rice then watch this quick tutorial. You can find the recipe card down below this post.
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How To Make Garlic Butter Rice
Ingredients
- Boiled Rice - 2 Cups
- Garlic slices - 2 Cloves
- Oil - To fry the garlic
- Butter - 3 Tsp
- Grated garlic - 1 Tsp
- Onion (Chopped) - 2 Tsp
- Green chilies - 1 Tsp
- Salt - 1 Tsp
- Garlic Powder - ½ Tsp
- Black Pepper Powder - ½ Tsp
- Fresh Coriander/Cilantro for garnishing
Method
- Wash rice and soak for 10 minutes.
- Preferably boil rice a day before or you can use it if you boil right away.
- Drain the rice water after boiling.
- Now in a pan, heat the oil and fry sliced garlic on medium heat until it turns to golden brown color.
- Take the garlic out from the pan.
- Now add butter in a pan and heat it up at medium temperature.
- Add grated garlic, chopped onion, and green chilies(optional).
- Saute for a minute to make it aromatic.
- Now season with salt, garlic powder, and black pepper.
- Add little water/broth and mix well on high heat.
- Add boiled rice. Stir and fry rice on high heat.
- Now cover and cook for 5 minutes on low medium heat to make it steamy.
- After getting steam, remove the lid and fry rice on high heat.
- Rice is ready to serve now.
Tasty and delicious "garlic butter rice" is ready to eat.
You can serve rice with:
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Garlic Butter Rice - Easy Rice Recipe
Materials
- Boiled Rice – 2 Cups
- Garlic slices – 2 Cloves
- Oil – To fry the garlic
- Butter – 3 Tsp
- Grated garlic – 1 Tsp
- Onion Chopped – 2 Tsp
- Green chilies – 1 Tsp
- Salt – 1 Tsp
- Garlic Powder – ½ Tsp
- Black Pepper Powder – ½ Tsp
- Fresh Coriander/Cilantro for garnishing
Instructions
- Wash rice and soak for 10 minutes.
- Preferably boil rice a day before or you can use it if you boil right away.
- Drain the rice water after boiling.
- Now in a pan, heat the oil and fry sliced garlic on medium heat until it turns to golden brown color.
- Take the garlic out from the pan.
- Now add butter in a pan and heat it up at medium temperature.
- Add grated garlic, chopped onion, and green chilies(optional).
- Saute for a minute to make it aromatic.
- Now season with salt, garlic powder, and black pepper.
- Add little water/broth and mix well on high heat.
- Add boiled rice. Stir and fry rice on high heat.
- Now cover and cook for 5 minutes on low medium heat to make it steamy.
- After getting steam, remove the lid and fry rice on high heat.
- Rice is ready to serve now.
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Notes
- To make the best garlic butter rice, cook the rice a day before.
- Fry garlic slices on low heat to make them crispy.
- Garlic powder is the secret ingredient that will add a magical taste so don't avoid it.
- If you are using salted butter then monitor the salt quantity in rice.
- Initially fry rice on high heat.
- Steam the rice for few minutes to make it soft.
- Avoid long steam time otherwise, the rice will mushy.
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Garlic butter Rice - Quick & Easy recipe for rice lovers