DESCRIPTION:
Jeera rice or Zeera rice is an Indian dish consisting of rice and cumin seeds. This rice dish is known as "Zeera rice" in Pakistan. It is a popular dish in North India, an everyday rice dish. It is easy to prepare, unlike a biryani. "Jeera" is the Hindi word for cumin seeds, a mispronunciation of the Urdu word, Zeera. The ingredients used are rice, cumin seeds, vegetable oil, onions and coriander leaves.
Jeera rice is generally garnished with finely chopped fresh coriander leaves, but is also garnished with onion rings in some Indian hotels and restaurants.
PREPERATION:
Preperation time: 10 mins
Cooking time : 20 mins
INGREDIENTS:
-2 cups basmathi rice
-2 ½ to 3 tsps. Jeera / cumin
-1 bay leaf
-1 strand mace
-2 to 4 green cardamoms
-2 inch cinnamon stick
-4 to 6 cloves
-Salt as needed
-2 tbsp ghee
-1 large onion thinly sliced
-2 to 3 green chili slit
-3 ½ cups water
STEPS:
1. Wash basmathi rice properly and soak it for 20 mins. Drain…
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