Everyday rice preparation with dal & sabzi can be boring, so it gets important to bring in your creativity & experiment with different spices and flavours. Here is a simple Jeera Rice Recipe which you can make in jiffy. This isn’t the “authentic restaurant style” Jeera Rice but it is simple and quick version of it; which can be easily adapted in day-to-day cooking.
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You will need:
1 Cup Basamati/Long Grain Rice – Washed & Soaked for 2 hours
1 Tbsp Oil
1 Tbsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera
1 Inch Cinnamon Stick/Dalchini
2-4 Cloves/Laung/Laving
2 Cups Water
Salt to taste
Serving: 2-4 Persons
Steps to Make Quick Jeera Rice:
- Heat Oil in a deep pan, then add Cloves, Cinnamon, Cumin Seeds and cook it for few seconds till Cumin starts to crack & turn light brown in color.
- Add Water & Salt, allow it come to come boil.
- Now add Rice and stir it lightly. Be careful not to break the rice grain.
- Cook rice on high flame till about 80-90% of the water is absorbed/evaporated. It will take about 4-5 minutes.
- Cover with a lid & turn the flame to low. Let the rice cook for another 3-4 minutes or till it absorbs water completely.
- Turn off the gas.
- Serve with your favourite Dal or Kadhi like Sindhi Sai Bhajior Gujarati Kadhi.
Important Pointers:
- Make sure you do not burn the Cumin Seeds/Jeera as it turns brown very quickly.
- Do not stir the Rice frequently while cooking as it can break the long grain.
- Always add Rice to boiling water, as it settle down & stick to the bottom of the pan if added to cold/room temperature water.
If you want to see how I made this Quick Jeera Rice, then head over to video recipe by clicking this link:
https://www.youtube.com/v/sWZc5XrgiKY?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata
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