Indian Recipes: Jeera rice

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Jeera rice

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Basmati rice 
  • 2 tsp Jeera (cumin seeds) 
  • 2 tbsp Cashewnuts 
  • 3 Whole peppercorns 
  • 2 Bay leafs 
  • 3 Cloves 
  • 2 Cinnamon sticks 
  • 1 Onions, sliced 
  • Coriander leaves
  • Curry leaves
  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • Salt To Taste

Directions:

  1. Wash the rice and soak in water for half an hour.
  2. Heat ghee in a heavy saucepan, add cashewnuts. Fry until brown. Take them out and keep aside.
  3. Add onions,coriander,curry leaves , bayleafs, cloves, cinnamon sticks, cumin seeds, peppercorns to the same ghee and fry for a while.
  4. Add the rice , salt, water and stir. Cover with a lid and simmer the flame.
  5. Cook until the rice is done.
  6. Serve jeera rice hot with any spicy curry or raita.

"Now the delicious jeera rice is ready to serve"

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