Its an Indian rice dish flavoured with cumin seeds and whole spices. Its an easy and quick recipe, and goes well with any veg curries & non veg curries. Jeera rice can be prepared in a cooker or a pot. Its a one pot dish which is simple as well as delicious on its own.
Preparation time : 30 minutes of soaking rice
Cooking time : 15 minutes
Serves : 4
Ingredients :
- Basmati rice – 2 cups ( wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes )
- Ghee – 2 tablespoons
- Cumin seeds – 2 teaspoons
- Bay leaf – 1
- Cardamom – 4
- cloves – 4
- Cinnamon stick – 1 inch
- Star anise – 1
- salt to taste
Method:
- Heat ghee in a pot or cooker. Add cumin seeds and whole spices. Saute them till nice aroma comes out of cumin seeds.
- Add 4 cups of water to the pot.
- When the water boils, add the drained rice and salt. Mix gently and close the lid.
- Stir gently after 5 minutes. close the lid. Cook on the medium heat till water is absorbed which would take approximately 10 minutes.
- If using cooker, cook on medium to high heat till 1 whistle.
Jeera rice is ready to serve with any Veg curry like Matar paneer or Non veg curry like Butter chicken . Enjoy 🙂
Also check our other Rice Dishes.
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