Zeera rice

Name: Zeera rice
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 90 g (1 cup) Basmati rice; 1 tbsp Oil/ ghee; 2 tsp cumin seeds ( if you don't like much you can take 1 tsp; as per taste Salt; Handful Chopped coriander leaves; 1:2 ratio Hot water; 1-2 pods Cardamom

Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

Hyderabad

Indian

Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

Hyderabad

Indian

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 people

90 g (1 cup)Basmati rice
1 tbspOil/ ghee
2 tspcumin seeds ( if you don't like much you can take 1 tsp
as per tasteSalt
HandfulChopped coriander leaves
1:2 ratioHot water
1-2 podsCardamom

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash basmati rice nicely.Strain extra water and let it air dry.
2

Next heat an earthen pot with oil/ ghee.Add cumin seeds.As it splutters add a cardamom pod.
3

Next add the basmati rice and slowly, very carefully mix all.
Let it get fried at slow flame for 5-7 minutes.
4

Next add salt. Mix again gently.
5

Next add hot water in the ratio 1:2.
6

Let it cook at medium flame.
As the water gets used and rice grains becomes nice, plumpy... switch the flame off.
7

Do not disturb else it will become mushy.
Let it cool for sometime,then fluff up the rice.
8

Add finely chopped coriander leaves and give a gentle mix.
Keep some for garnishing.
9

It's ready. Have it with hot hot double tadka pili dal...the classic combo
You can try other combinations too..
ZEERA RICE ACCOMPANIED WITH DOUBLE TADKA PILI DAL, CHICKEN MASALA, ALU DUM AND SPICY SALSA...

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Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

on April 06, 2021 11:24

Hyderabad

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