Charishma's Delicious Cumin (Jeera) Rice

Submitted by Charishma_Ramchandani

"This was very well enjoyed by my family when I served it alongside my Pressure cooked Black eye peas (chauli). Please do try it if you want a nice jeera rice recipe and let me know what you think!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 3

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups basmati long-grain white rice, cleaned, washed, soaked in water for 30 minutes and drained
• 2 tablespoons pure wesson canola oil
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 2 -3 green cardamoms
• 2 cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups water
• 1⁄2 inch cinnamon stick

directions

1. Heat oil in a pot on medium flame.
2. Once its hot, toss in the cloves, cardamoms, bay leaf, cinnamon stick and cumin seeds.
3. Allow the cumin seeds to crackle.
4. Once they stop crackling, fold in the drained rice and cook on medium flame, stirring continuously for 4 minutes.
5. Stir in water and salt.
6. Mix well and bring to a boil.
7. Lower flame and allow to cook until all the water has been absorbed and the rice is cooked.
8. Remove from heat.
9. Serve hot with "Charishma's Delicious Pressure-cooked Black-eye peas (Chauli)".
10. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Artandkitchen]

I've never prepared a jeery rice until now and I have to tell you that this was a mistake as your recipe is so perfect. The best way to find the recipe again is to take picture and write a review:<br/>I will do it again! <br/>Please write more recipes again, I tried many of your recipes and all are fantastic.

 

[EdsGirlAngie]

This is one of those really versatile rice dishes that can accompany a wide variety of entrees... Indian, Mexican, beans, whatever. I used brown basmati rice and didn't have cardamoms so I subbed ground cardamom to taste. I love the cumin flavor; it blended surprisingly well with the cinnamon-clove seasoning. Thanks Charishma, this is a side dish I'll turn to often.

 

[ankhesenamen]

Delicious! We had this with your black-eyed peas recipe and it was a hit!