Elevate Your Lunch With This Easy Jeera Rice Recipe
Jeera Rice
58 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
Difficulty
14
Ingredients
Veg
Diet
Jeera rice is the perfect comfort food when you're craving something light, tasty, satiating, and easy to whip up. A beloved staple in Indian cuisine, here fragrant basmati rice is cooked with cumin seeds and a few whole spices. It's light and fluffy, with just the right amount of spice, making it a fantastic accompaniment to many Indian curries and dals. You can also savour it simply with a side of pickle, yoghurt, or papad for a delightful meal.
Ingredients
UNITSIngredients
2 tbspOil or Ghee
2 tspCumin Seeds
1 inchCinnamon Stick
1Black Cardamom
2Green Cardamoms
1Tej Patta (Bay Leaf)
2 to 3Cloves
5 to 6Black Peppercorns
2 to 3 threadsMace (single threads)
1Star Anise (optional)
1 cupBasmati Rice (preferably aged)
1½ to 2 cupsWater (or as required)
as requiredSalt
1 to 2 tbspCoriander Leaves (optional)