Jeera rice. Jeera rice only needs a few simple ingredients. Ghee or Butter, whole spices (bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves), jeera (or cumin seeds), green chillies, basmati rice and freshly chopped coriander. Thats all of six ingredients which you probably have in your pantry, so making this is actually easier than you thought!
Some variations to this recipe that are delicious: after adding the cumin seeds add onion, ginger, whole black peppercorn, cloves, or a cinnamon stick.
Fragrant Jeera rice is one of the simplest flavored rice recipes!
Basmati rice is flavored with ghee, cumin seeds, and other aromatic spices to create a lovely side dish that compliments curries, dhal, or any Indian dish.
You can cook Jeera rice using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Jeera rice
- It's 1 cup of basmati rice.
- It's 1 of onion.
- You need 4 of cloves.
- You need of Cardamom crushed.
- You need 1 of bay leaf.
- You need 1 of cinnamon stick.
- You need 2-3 tsp of cumin seeds (jeera).
- It's of Pepper crushed.
- Prepare 2 of green chilli.
- You need 1 tsp of ghee.
- You need of Oil.
- Prepare 0.5 tsp of ginger garlic paste.
This is a side that is cooked in all Indian homes and can be found on most. Cumin seeds and select whole spices sautéed in ghee add plenty of flavour to plain rice when cooked together. With a final garnish of fresh coriander leaves a plate of jeera rice served piping hot is the ideal form of comfort food. Have it with dal, sabzi, curry or just some yogurt and pickle - a jeera rice will always come through in.
Jeera rice instructions
- In a pan take a tsp of oil + cardamom seeds + cinnamon stick + bay leaf + cumin seeds and sauté until it turns aromatic. Meanwhile soak basmati rice in water for 15-30 minutes.
- Now add onion + ginger garlic paste and sauté well. Now add pepper + green chilli..
- Add basmati rice and sauté smoothly. Now add water(1.5 cup). Add salt + a tsp ghee+ bit jaggery. Add coriander leaves as well..
- Let it boil for 20 minutes until water is evaporated. Now add cashews and raisins roasted to it and serve it with gravy..
Once the rice is almost cooked (test a few grains often to check—they will feel soft on the outside but very slightly hard on the inside), remove from fire and drain the water by straining the rice through a sieve or colander. CUMIN: Its important to add the right amount of cumin at the right time. Just when the oil is lightly hot enough to allow the cumin to crackle completely. This will help cumin release all its flavors. RICE TO WATER RATIO: Stick to the.