Indian Jeera Rice
"This is a great recipe that I found on cuisinecuisine.com, a website devoted to Indian culture and cuisine. I have been pairing this rice with a curry dish (most recently with Recipe #63209, Thai Red Curry with Vegetables). I would love to hear what other 'zaar members pair it with! Happy Eating!"
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 3 tablespoons ghee or 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 4 cups hot water
directions
- Wash the rice in luke warm water, drain completely and let it sit.
- Heat the ghee or oil on medium heat, add the bay leaves and cumin seeds and saute for a minute.
- Add the rice and saute for a few minutes.
- Now add the hot water and the salt. Boil until almost all the water has evaporated.
- Cover and reduce heat to low and cook for another 10 minutes or so - stir often and make sure that it doesn't start to stick to bottom of saucepan.
- When there is a tiny amount of extra water left in the rice, remove from heat and let the rice sit for a minute. The extra should evaporate as the rice cools a bit.
- Serve! If you would like, add a dollop of butter to the top.
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Reviews
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Yummy! Used some chicken broth and some water. Lovely flavor with the chicken tikka. -
Delicious! Perfect with Chicken Tikka Masala 25587. It soaks up the sauce nicely but is excellant on it's own as well! The kids and adults loved it. -
I was looking for a recipe to try my homemade ghee with and this was an excellent choice. It is very tasty and easy to prepare. I paired it with salmon and my family said it was like eating at a fancy restaraunt. -
Tastes just like what you'd get in a restaurant! Perfect for any Indian meal.
