Jeera Rice is a versatile rice dish. It can be served for lunch, brunch or dinner. It pairs well with a dal, gravy, any kind of raita (yoghurt based salad) or simply with papads and pickle. It is a comfort food that one can enjoy anytime.
Unlike pulav, this is less spicy and aromatic. I am wondering why I have not put this recipe on my blog until now!
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Here are my other variety of rice dishes: Bisebelebath Spanish Rice Kadai Pulav
Let’s get cooking Jeera Rice One Pot Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 2 onions finely cut
- 1+1 tablespoon oil and ghee
- 3 cloves
- 3 cardamom
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon shahjeera
- 1 +1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 green chilly
- 2 cups water
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 6 cashew nuts broken
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
Method:
- Wash the rice and drain the water. Keep it aside for ten minutes.
- Take oil and ghee mixture in a medium size pressure cooker. Heat on a slow flame. Put the cloves, cardamom, shahjeera, cumin and bay leaf. As the cumin sizzle, slit the green chilly and put it. Add the onions and saute for sometime.
- Add rice and saute for sometime.
- Put water and salt to it. Give a stir. Close the lid and put the whistle. Allow it to cook until one whistle is heard.
- Let the pressure release by itself.
- Take the ghee in a small pan, add cumin and cashew pieces. Saute it and pour it over the rice. Slowly, mix the rice and serve with dal or any gravy based dish.
spices at a glance
These are the spices needed while preparing.
soaked rice
put the spices in oil and ghee mixture
and then the slit green chilly
Put the onions and saute until pale in colour
finally the rice
water is put
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Jeera Rice One Pot Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 2 onions finely chopped
- 1 +1 tablespoon oil and ghee
- 3 cloves
- 3 cardamom
- 1 inch stick cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon shahjeera
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 green chilly
- 2 cups water
- salt to taste
For garnishing
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- 6 cashewnuts halved
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
Instructions
- Wash the rice, drain the water and keep it aside for ten minutes.
- Take a pan, add oil and ghee mixture to it. Put in the spices and let them sizzle. Now, slit the green chilly and put them in. After a second, put the onions and saute them until translucent. Now, add the rice and saute for two minutes.
- Put the required quantity of water and salt to it. Give a stir. Close the lid and put the whistle. Allow it to cook until one whistle.
- Let the pressure release by itself.
- In a small pan, heat a teaspoon of ghee, add cumin and cashew pieces to it. Saute them and put it over the prepared rice. Gently mix it and serve along with any dish of your choice.
Notes
- Only ghee may be used, but I prefer to use a mixture of both. It is more tastier.
- Adding of onions is optional.
- I do not soak the rice in water. I wash it well, drain the water and keep it aside for ten minutes. This method works well for me.
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Seems yummy ,my mother also prepare it when i was child.
Thankyou Mamta. Good to know you have fond memories.
This looks SUPER flavorful! Would this recipe work just as well with brown basmati rice. I try not to use white rice.
This with chicken tikka masala all over it and I’m in heaven!
I love eating Jeera rice (rice lover) and your post is super in it. I’m going to make it now!!
Looks like an easy enough dish to do. Will try it!
This recipe looks great
I really love to have jeera rice. One of my favorite rice dish. Thanks for sharing.
Looks tasty! I love any type of spiced rice. I don’t like plain rice, because it has no flavour whatsoever. Thanks for sharing:)
Oh this looks truly yummy!! 🙂
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Yum recipe we make it all the time
This is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe, I’ll definitely try it out, looks delicious xxx
Love the aroma and taste of jeera rice.. nice post for the beginners with all the tips and tricks
A good idea to add some green chillis and cashew nuts to jeera rice. I usually don’t add them. Next time I make jeera rice, will give this recipe a try.
I like the addition of green chilli here, for that boost of spice in jeera rice
Jeera rice is indeed a comfort meal and the best part is it gets done in less time . Love rajma to go with this flavorful and aromatic jeera rice
Jeera rice is so delicious and flavourful with all the spices going in. A comfort food for me anytime .