Jeera Rice

Name: Jeera Rice
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup Basmati Rice; 1 Onion medium sized, finely chopped; 2 Green chillies; as needed Curry leaves - a few; 1 teaspoon Jeera / Cumin; 2 Cloves; 1 inch piece Cinnamon Stick; 1 Bay leaf; 1 Star anise; 1 tablespoon Ghee; 2 cup Water; to taste Salt

Reshma Praveen @cook_16979186

Bangalore

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Reshma Praveen @cook_16979186

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Ingredients

25 -35 Minutes

4 servings

1 cupBasmati Rice
1Onion medium sized, finely chopped
2Green chillies
as neededCurry leaves - a few
1 teaspoonJeera / Cumin
2Cloves
1 inchpiece Cinnamon Stick
1Bay leaf
1Star anise
1 tablespoonGhee
2 cupWater
to tasteSalt

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Steps

25 -35 Minutes

1

Wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes. Drain them and keep it aside.
2

Heat ghee in a pan. Add in Cumin / Jeera seeds, cloves, cinnamon stick and bay leaf. Saute it for few seconds.
3

Add onion, green chillies, curry leaves and saute well.
4

Now add in rice and fry for a minute
5

Add 2 cup of water or till water level is just above the rice. Add salt to taste.
6

Cover and cook for approximately 5 - 6 minutes, till all the water has evaporated and the rice is cooked through.
7

When jeera rice is done, gently fluff the rice with a fork.
8

Serve jeera rice with any gravy, curry or dal.