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Jeera Rice recipe

Jeera rice is an aromatic rice dish cooked with whole garam masalas and tempering of jeera (cumin seeds) gives the earthy taste
Prep Time5 mins
Active Time10 mins
Total Time15 mins
Course: Main Course, Rice
Cuisine: North Indian
Keyword: Jeera Rice
Yield: 3 people
Calories: 200kcal

Materials

For Pressure cooking Rice

  • 2 cups Basmati rice
  • 2.5 cups Water
  • 1 tsp Cooking oil
  • Fat pinch of salt

For tempering cooked rice

  • 2 tbsp Unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp Jeera/ Cumin seeds
  • 2 Bay leafs tej pata
  • 1-inch Cinnamon stick dalchini
  • 2 Green Cardamom pods Elaichi
  • 1 Green Chilli Vertically slit
  • 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander leaves finely chopped

Instructions

For cooking rice:

  • Take 2 cups of long grain basmati rice in a large bowl and rinse it under the running water.
  • Soak the rinsed rice for about 4 to 5mins in hot or warm water.
  • Now, drain the water and add the rice in a pressure cooker along with 2.5 cups of water.
  • Then, add a tsp of salt or as per your taste.
  • Also, add a tsp of cooking oil in the pressure cooker and cook the rice on medium-low flame for 1 whistle.

For making Jeera rice:

  • In a large thick bottom pan or kadhai, heat 2 tbsp of butter until it melts.
  • Add bay leaf, crushed cardamom pods, slit green chillies, and cinnamon stick, saute for few seconds.
  • Now add tbsp of jeera and saute until it splutters and changes its colour to golden brown.
  • Now, add in the cooked basmati rice and give it a nice mix.
  • Cover and cook for about 2 to 3 mins. Finally, add chopped coriander leaves.
  • Jeera rice is ready to be served hot with gravy of your choice.