Jeera rice recipe one of the most popular dish in restaurants.Jeera rice is flavoured with jeera or cumin and whole garam masala spices.Here I have given jeera rice restaurant style recipe .Jeera rice also called Jeera rice is a very simple rice preparation which can be done in a jiffy pairs up well with many sidedishes.I served it along with a simple north indian style dal and mushroom do pyaza. I have endless love towards north indian cuisine and by now regular readers must have noticed that.
I usually make jeera rice / jeera pulao the pressure cooker method but this time I tried it from VegRecipes and it came out soo good that I loved the aroma while the rice got cooked.
Sidedishes for Jeera Rice :
Dal Makhani
Mushroom Do Pyaza
Paneer Butter Masala
Dal Fry
Kadai Mushroom , Kadai Paneer etc
Check for more sidedishes here.
Pressure cooker method jeera rice recipe video:
Jeera Rice Recipe – Ingredients
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Basmati Rice – 1 cup
Water – 4 and 1/2 cups (or) Water – 2 cups(pressure cooker method)
Bay Leaf – 1
Green cardamom – 1
Cinnamon – 1/2 inch stick
Cloves – 2
Star Anise – Just a petal
Coriander Leaves – for garnish
Salt – to taste
To temper:
Oil – 2 tsp
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Jeera – 2 heaped tsp
Green Chilli – 1 small finely chopped
Pressure coooker method:
- In a mixing bowl – take basmati rice ,add water to it and soak for 15mins,Set aside.
- Rinse i t well, drain and add it to the pressure cooker along with cardamom,cinnamon,bayleaf and star anise.
- Pressure cook for 4 whistles in low medium flame.Once pressure releases fluff up the rice and add salt.
- Heat ghee in a kadai, if you want you can add little oil too.Add jeera and green chilli let it crackle.Add it to rice.
- Mix it, finally add coriander leaves and mix well.Serve hot!
Method:
- Rinse basmati rice well and soak for 10-15mins,Set aside.Now get ready with the spices.In a pan heat water and let it to boil.
- Once it starts to boil add the rice,required salt and spices and let it cook.
- Cook till its soft and tender with each grains seprated.Drain the rice, fluff it up and set aside.Heat oil + ghee in a tadka pan and add the ingredients listed under ‘to temper’.Let jeera crackle then add green chillies.
- Add the tempering to cooked rice, Mix well.Then add chopped coriander leaves and give a quick mix.
Serve hot with your choice of side dish or gravy.
My Notes:
- You can add cashews fried in ghee too to make it a even more rich one pot meal.
- Make sure to drain and fluff the rice.
- Adding ghee enhances the flavour.
- Soak the rice for 15mins to ensure fast cooking.
very very nice… Thank you so much Sharmi…
delicious and aromatic rice…
Hi.. U have mentioned green cardamom as well as cardamom in the ingredients.. R they different or its by mistake..
Its a typo , I have updated it now
Does it really need 4.5 cups of water to cook 1 cup of basmati rice?
Yes it requires more water for cooking rice in pan/pot