Jeera Rice/ Cumin Rice

Ingredients

Basmathi Rice: 2 cups

Onion: 1

Cloves: 3

Cardamom: 4

Cinnamon sticks 1”: 2 pieces

Bay leaf: 1

Cumin powder: 1tbsp

Cumin seeds: 1 ½ tbsp.

Salt: needed

Butter/Ghee: 2tbsp

Method of Preparation

Wash and soak rice for 15 minutes.

Heat butter in a pan, add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves bay leaves and cumin seeds.

Then add thinly sliced onion, when it turns slightly brown add 3 ½ cups water.

Add salt to it and when it boils add soaked and drained rice.

Stir and close with a lid and low the flame.

After 10 minutes open the lid and stir. Close again.

When the rice is cooked, sprinkle cumin powder on top and switch off the flame and close and keep it for 15 minutes so that the aroma of cumin spreads all over the rice.

Serve with the curry of your choice.

Linking to EP Series Spices and herbs at julies space

Sending to WTML at Roshans space started by Gayathri 

Sending to Kerala Kitchen Event hosted by prathiba, started the event by Ria and Rose