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Garlic Butter Rice Recipe

Garlic butter rice can make a bowl of perfect fried rice (without eggs) within 15 minutes with cooked rice. Quick and easy recipe to pair up with shrimp, salmon, baked chicken, curry, stew, and kebabs. The garlicky, buttery and stir fried flavor of rice makes it super scrumptious to serve as a side dish.
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Course: Rice
Cuisine: American, International
Keyword: garlic butter fried rice, garlic butter rice
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 3 Persons
Calories: 339kcal
Author: Hinz

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Boiled Rice
  • 2 cloves Garlic slices
  • 1 tablespoon Oil To fry the garlic
  • 3 teaspoon Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Grated garlic
  • 2 teaspoon Onion Chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Green chilies
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
  • Fresh Coriander/Cilantro for garnishing

Instructions

Boil The Rice

  • 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.

Fry The Garlic For Garnishing

  • 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.

Prepare Fried Rice

  • 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.

Serving

  • Place the rice in a platter and topped with fried garlic slices.
  • Serve with baked shrimp, salmon, chicken, or roasted meat.

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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 a few minutes to make it soft. 
  • Avoid long steaming otherwise, the rice will get mushy. 
  • You can also make the same recipe by adding roasted or fried shrimp and salmon. I also add veggies like carrots, capsicum and spinach. 

Nutrition

Calories: 339kcal