Spiced rice

Ghee rice

Alternative names	Neychoru, neyita nuppu
Course	Main dish
Place of origin	India
Region or state	Kerala,karnataka,South India
Main ingredients	Rice

Spiced rice or Ghee rice is cooked rice where spices are added to give a distinct flavour with ghee being the primary ingredient. Spiced rice is common among the people of Kerala, especially Malabar region, tulunad region of Karnataka and also in other parts of South India.It is seen in other parts of India and Asia too in some variation.It is called 'neyita nuppu' in tulunad region(udupi-mangalore) and 'neyichoru' in Malayalam.

Varieties of spiced rice

• Pulav or biryani
• Chitranna, rice sautéed with ground nuts, turmeric, oil, mustard seeds and dry chilli.
• Bisi bele bath, rice sautéed with vegetables and chilli powder.
• Ghee rice, rice sautéed in ghee along with chilli, mustard seeds.
• Jeera rice, rice sautéed with ghee or oil along with cumin seeds.