25 | November | 2020

Are you getting bored with plain rice? Would you like to add flavor to your rice with cummins seeds, cashews, and so on? Yes, I’m talking about Jeera Rice, my favorite, along with chicken gravy especially. Follow the instruction to do it yourself and enjoy the flavored rice.

Preparation Time: 5 mins	Recipe Servings: 2
Cook Time: 25 mins	Download Recipe
Total Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

1 cup Basmati Rice
1 tbsp Ghee
1 tbsp Oil
One inch-sized Cinnamon
Two pods Cardamom
Two cloves
10 Cashews
1 tsp Cumin seeds
2 Green chilly [with slit]
1.5 cups Water
Salt
2 tbsp Coriander Leaves [Finely chopped]

Step 1 – Rice Pre-preparation:

Get 1 cup of basmati rice in a bowl. Wash and soak it for 30 minutes. Keep the stuff aside.

Step 2 – Making Jeera (Zeera) Rice:

Get a pressure cooker and heat it with medium heat. Pour 1 tbsp of ghee and 1 tbsp of oil in it. Additionally, add one inch-sized cinnamon, two pods of cardamom, two cloves, and mix it. Take ten pieces of broken cashews and fry it for a minute until the cashew turns light golden brown. Add the critical ingredient, 1 tsp of cumin seeds, and fry it until you feel this mixture’s aroma.

Put two green chilly with the slit. You add the soaked basmati rice and fry for a minute. Just pour 1.5 cups of water into it and your preferred level of salt. Mix it well. Increase the flame to medium-high heat and close the pressure with placed weight. Wait for three whistles, and the jeera rice is cooked well. Add 2 tbsp of finely chopped coriander leaves and spread it all over. Now the jeera rice is ready for serving. Enjoy it along with chicken gravy.