Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, jeera rice / cumin rice. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Jeera rice / cumin rice is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Jeera rice / cumin rice is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
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.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook jeera rice / cumin rice using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Jeera rice / cumin rice:
- Prepare 1 cup basmati rice or sona masoori rice
- Get 3/4 cups water
- Prepare 1 indian bay leaf,tej patta
- Get 2 green cardamom, hari elaichi,
- Prepare 2 tbsp oil or 1.5 tbsp ghee
- Take 2 tsp cumin seeds,jeera
- Make ready 1 green peas, (optional)
- Prepare 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves,dhania patta or curry leaves
- Make ready 2 tbsp Cashewnuts, pista (optional)
Jeera rice is a simple rice dish flavored with cumin seeds. Jeera Rice or Cumin Rice makes a delicious side dish which can be served with any meal and makes it festive. Learn how to make Jeera Rice, otherwise known as cumin rice, with this simple recipe that drains the water from the rice to remove all impurities. A tasty variation on plain boiled rice, this can be made two ways—by total absorption of water by the rice or by draining the water from it.
Steps to make Jeera rice / cumin rice:
- Method: - basmati rice or choose rice till the water runs clear of starch. soak the rice for 30 mins and then drain them.
- Keep aside. heat 3/4 cups water. add all the whole spices. add rice and salt.
- Simmer the rice on a low flame uncovered. the rice grains should be cooked till tender and yet separate.
- Drain the water and keep the cooked rice aside. if you want you can rinse also the rice with water at room temperature. this stops the cooking of the rice and keeps the grains separate.
- Heat oil in a small pan. add cumin/jeera. let them crackle. they have to be fried well otherwise you will taste uncooked cumin in the rice.
- Add the green chilies. stir for a few seconds. no need to brown the chilies. add the tempering to the hot or warm rice.
- With a fork, gently mix the tempering with the rice grains. even if some rice grains break, it's alright. do gently taking care so as not to break the rice grains.
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