Jeera | Cumin Rice & Awards

Jeera/Cumin Rice is a North-Indian dish which is very simple and easy to prepare dish. Whenever i dont have enough time to prepare a dish, i go with this rice. This rice goes well with any vegetarian or non-vegetarian gravy curry.

Cooking Time 30 min
Serves 2-3 Persons  

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice (Washed & Soaked for 30 min)	2 Cups
Onion (Finely Sliced)	1 Big
Green Chillies (Sliced)	10 - 12
Mint Leaves (Chopped)	1/2 Cup
Coriander Leaves (Chopped)	3/4 Cup
Yellow Color	A Pinch
Water	3 ½ - 4 Cups
Salt	To Taste

Seasoning:

Ghee / Oil	2 - 3 Tbsps
Elachi	3
Cloves	3
Cinnamom Sticks	3
Jeera (Cumin Seeds)	2 Tbsps
Cashews	2 - 3 Tbsps
Bay Leaves	3 - 4

Process:

• Heat ghee in a wide pan and do the seasoning one by one (elachi, cloves, cinnamon sticks, cashews, jeera & bay leaves).
• Add chopped onions and green chillies and fry on medium flame until golden brown in color. Then add chopped mint and coriander leaves and fry for 2 min.
• Then add the water, salt and soaked rice to the pan. Mix well and cook until 10 min on medium flame without covering  with any lid.
• Lastly add a pinch of yellow color water on top of rice and cook on very low flame by covering with lid for 5 min.
• Serve hot jeera rice with any gravy curry !!!!

Sending this recipe to 'Dish Name starts with J' event hosted by Akila's Kitchen ....
Also sending another recipe 'Ravva Kesari' to 'FSF event' hosted by Vatsala  ........

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