Jeera rice recipe | How to make jeera rice | Hotel style jeera rice | Cumin rice
By Latha on February 6th, 2019
Jeera rice recipe explained with step by step pictures and a video. Jeera rice is prepared using ghee, basmati rice, cumin seeds, ginger, bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and salt. Jeera rice is a tasty and simple rcie recipe. This is a hotel style jeera rice recipe.
Jeera rice is a very simple and tasty rice recipe. My son loves it, I generally pack it for his lunch. He likes east jeera rice and ghee rice with tomato sauce. You can prepare vegetable kurma along with this. However I like to eat jeera rice as is..without any accompaniment.
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Preparation time: 10 min
Cooking time: 30 min
Serves: 2
Ingredients: (measuring cup used = 240ml)
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 2 tsp cumin seeds or jeera
- 1 small bay leaf
- 1 cardamom
- 1/2 finger length cinnamon
- 5 - 6 cloves
- 1 - 2 green chili chopped
- 1/2 tsp finely chopped ginger (optional)
- 2 cups water (depends on rice quality)
- Salt as per your taste
Ingredients for garnishing:
- 5 cashews
- 1/4 onion slit lengthwise
Instructions for making jeera rice:
- Rinse the rice, soak it in the water and keep it aside. Soaking for about 20 - 30 minutes is enough.
- Take ghee in a pressure cooker and heat it. Add in cumin seeds.
- Follwed by add in bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.
- Also add in chopped green chili and ginger. Please note adding ginger is optional.. Fry them for few seconds.
- Add in drained rice and fry for 2 minutes.
- Add in water and salt.
- Give a quick stir and bring it to boil.
- Close the lid make 2 whistles under medium flame.
- As soon as the pressure subsidies, take a fork and fluff the jeera rice.
- Just before serving, You can top it with roasted onion and cashews. Serve it hot with tomato sauce or pickle or kurma or raita.
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