Jeera Rice (Cumin Flavored Rice)
Jeera rice is a Indian style Rice dish flavored with cumin. This goes very well with indian curries and lentils
Ingredients:
Serves 2-4
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 2 tbsp oil or butter
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 4 green cardamoms (optional)
- 1 black cardamom (optional)
- 2-3 cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp salt or to taste (optional)
How to make Jeera Rice:
- Wash the rice and soak the rice in water for 20 minutes. Then rinse it under running water until the water runs clear.
- Heat the oil in a heavy bottom deep pan or pot.
- Add the cumin seeds, cardamoms, bay leaves and cinnamon stick. Let it sizzle for few seconds until cumin seeds start getting golden brown.
- Add the soaked rice and sauté for 1-2 minutes on medium heat.
- Add 1 cup of water, and salt. Give the rice a stir. Then cover the pan with foil and put the lid on the top to keep steam inside the pan. Reduce the heating to low-medium and cook for 8 minutes.
- Then remove from the heat and check with the fork if rice is cooked an fluffy. Let it rest for few minutes. Serve hot with your favorite curry.
- Remove the pan and serve with youf favorite curry.
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