Ingredients
- Basmati Rice – 2 cups
- Water – 3 cups
- Onion – 1
- Jeera – 2 tsps
- Oil – 1 tsp
- Ghee – 1 tsp
- Green chillies – 1 (optional)
- Fennel seeds – 2 pinchs (optional)
- Cinnamon stick – 1 inch (optional)
- Star anise – 1 (optional)
- Bay leaf – little crushed (optional)
- Salt – 1 tsp ( or as per taste)
Method
1. Soak the basmati rice for 20 to 30 min in water.
2. Mean while heat oil and add the fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and star anise and fry for a while.
3. Add the jeera and fry. Add in the chopped onions, green chillies and coriander leaves.
4. Add the ghee and saute the onion well. Add the water and allow to boil.
5. Add the soaked rice and let it cook for 10 min in sim.
6. Give a stir and serve with raita or any side dish.
I had it with lima beans curry which I will be posting soon.
techie2mom says
rice looks yummy!! i too make it in almost similar way..
Priyas Feast says
Delicious rice..Congrats on moving to new domain
Honey says
Looks delicious.. my mom makes it slightly different, we don't use anise. Your version looks fantastic, saunf is a nice touch.
Nilu A says
Wonderful & perfect jeera rice.. Thanks for sharing Akila π
Kaveri Venkatesh says
simple yet very flavorful rice…
CHITRA says
Looks perfect..
Navaneetham Krishnan says
Our fav too. The fragrance of cumin and mint leaves are so awesome.
Aruna Manikandan says
looks perfect and delicious π
Radha Krishnakumar says
Lovely Pictures loved the Recipe too
Happy Weekend dear π
Bob Bushell says
Nice one Akila.
Priya Suresh says
Simple but yet a flavourful rice.. With a paneer gravy,i can enjoy this rice thoroughly.
Abbe Townsend says
It's a beautiful photo and delicious looking recipe, Akila! I had to *google* jeera, as I'd never heard of it – am I right in thinking that it's cumin?
Shanthi says
Perfectly cooked rice Akila..your pictures are amazing…
Shema George says
I love Jeera rice..goes so well with Indian curries… The rice looks so well done
Bhawna Bagri says
love this flavorful and delicious rice!!! lovely clicks too…
Hari Chandana says
Lovely.. nice presentation too..thanks for sharing dear π
Vimitha Anand says
Flavorful rice dear
DivyaGCP says
Delicious and flavorful rice.. Great to have with spicy gravy..
Reni says
looks Fantastic…wonderful presentation,great clicks π
Tamilarasi Sasikumar says
I love this flavourful rice dear….looks tempting…
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Divya Shivaraman says
This jeera rice is simply superb…look and presentation is wonderful…what was your side buddy?
Meena Selvakumaran says
lovely rice,nice step by step,perfect for rich gravies.
Shama Nagarajan says
delicious…love it
Vidya Chandrahas says
Yummy rice..drooling here.
Arthy Suman says
very flavorful jeera rice