Jeera Rice Recipe -- How to make Jeera Rice

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It's a very interesting, less spicy and simple recipe. I learned this one during my early marriage days. I tasted it the first time when my husband and I went out for a dinner after watching the movie #DilwaleDulhaniaLeJayenge, starred #Kajol and #SRK aka #ShaRuhKhan. I liked it very much and tried it at home everyone at home liked it and appreciated my effort too. That was how the inspiration for my cooking journey started too. Even now when I prepare this dish I feel nostalgic. Our neighbouring aunt used to serve it with #BagaraBaingan. So also I too prefer to serve it like that only. You can check it out here for other rice varities from my kitchen.

Jeera Rice
Author: Sailaja Angara
Preparation Time: 20 Mins
Cooking time: 20 Mins
Servings: 4 people

Jeera Rice -- Less spicy, easy to make lunch box recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Basmati Rice
• 4 Cups water
• 3 to 4 Green Chillies
• 5 to 7 Cloves
• 3 to 4" Long Cinnamon Stick
• 1 Bay leaf (optional)
• 2 Tbsp Shahi Jeera
• 2 Tbsp Oil or Ghee
• Salt to taste

Procedure:

1. Wash rice and soak it for half an hour. Slit green chillies and keep aside.
2. Switch on the electric cooker and turn it too cook mode.
3. Heat oil or ghee in a pressure pan or we can use electric rice cooker also. I used electric rice cooker.
4. Add cloves, cinnamon stick and shahi jeera. Saute them till they splutter.
5. Add slit green chillies and bay leaf if adding. Saute them.
6. Drain excess water from the rice and keep it ready. Add the rice to the above tempering.
7. Saute it for a minute.
8. Add water, We should add water in 1:2 ratio, for 1 Cup rice add 2 cups of water.
9. Add salt and mix it well.
10. Cover and allow it to cook till the electric cooker turns to warm mode.
11. If you are using pressure cook cook for 2 whistles.
12. After 5 minutes of turning electric cooker into warm mode, open the lid and mix gently.
13. Add 1/2 tsp of ghee and again mix it well.
14. serve it with Bagara baingan or Dal Tadka.