In my house there was no distinction between pulao, biriyani, fried rice and so on. My mom always called the one pot meal ‘vegetable biriyani’ and only in the past few years I knew that biriyani is prepared by layering vegetables and rice. And, this cumin flavored rice was never part of the menu .. does that surprise anyone? . The first time I had homemade jeera rice was at my friend Shai’s place.

Normally I do not follow any recipe for jeera rice and I also add peas and carrots to this rice at times. I mentioned it casually to my buddy Shai and she immediately said that it becomes a pulao then . Oh the differences .. well, I certainly did not want to make her mad and decided to stick with the recipe this time. To be frank there is actually no recipe and it is just cooking rice folks. Just make sure you have a nice side to go with the rice. Off to the recipe.

Jeera Rice (Cumin flavored Rice)

By Vardhini, October 5, 2012

Cumin flavored rice that is easy to make.

• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook time: 15 minutes
• Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:

• ghee - 1 tsp
  

  Homemade ghee can be made following this link

• cumin seeds - 1 tsp (jeeragam)
• basmati rice - 1.5 cups - uncooked rice soaked in water for 30 minutes
• salt - to taste
• water - 3 cups

Instructions:

1. Melt ghee and add cumin seeds.
2. Saute for a few seconds and add the soaked rice.
3. Saute for a couple of minutes and add water to the rice. Bring to a boil.
4. Add salt.
5. Cover and cook on a medium flame until the rice is cooked. It took around 12 minutes for me.
6. Serve warm with a side of choice. We had it with dal makhani.

Pictorial
1. Melt ghee and add cumin seeds.
2.Saute the cumin seeds for a few seconds.
3. Add the soaked rice and saute for a couple of minutes.
4. Add water. Bring to a boil.
5. Add salt.
6. Cover and cook on a medium flame until the rice is cooked. It took around 12 minutes for me.
Serve warm with a side of choice. We had it with dal makhani.

Enjoy!
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