Restaurant style jeera rice- 2nd way

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Ingredients

For Cooking Rice

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 tej patta (indian bay leaf)
  • 2 green cardamoms
  • 1 black cardamom
  • ½ inch cinnamon
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 to 2 single strands of mace
  • 1 teaspoon salt or as required

For Tempering Jeera Rice

  • 2 tablespoons oil or 1.5 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
  • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
  • 1 green chilli - chopped, optional
  • 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves(cilantro leaves)

Restaurant style jeera rice

1. Rinse 1 cup basmati rice for some times in water till the water runs clear of starch. Then soak the rice for 30 mins in enough water. Later drain all the water and keep the soaked rice aside.

rice for jeera rice recipe2. Heat 4 cups water and bring it to a boil. Add all the whole spices – 1 Indian bay leaf, 2 green cardamoms, 1 black cardamom, ½ inch cinnamon, 2 cloves and 1 to 2 single strands of mace.

spices for making jeera rice recipe3. Add rice and 1 teaspoon salt or add salt as per taste. Simmer the rice on a low flame uncovered. Also, check the taste of the water and it should taste a bit salty.

making jeera rice recipe4. The rice grains should be cooked till tender and yet separate.

rice for jeera rice recipe5. The texture of the cooked rice grains is shown in the below picture. I usually cook rice grains a bit more softer than what is served in restaurants. The reason being that if the rice grains have even a small bite in them, then they cause indigestion problems.

rice for jeera rice recipe6. Using a colander or strainer, drain the water and keep the cooked rice aside. If you want, you can rinse also the rice with water at room temperature. This stops the cooking of the rice and keeps the grains separate.

making jeera rice recipe

Tempering for jeera rice

7. Heat 2 tablespoons oil or 1.5 tablespoons ghee in a small pan on a medium-low or medium flame. Add 2 teaspoons cumin seeds (jeera).

making jeera rice recipe8. Let them crackle. They have to be fried well otherwise you will taste uncooked cumin in the rice.

cumin for jeera rice recipe9. Add 1 chopped green chilli. Stir for a few seconds. No need to brown the chillies.

making jeera rice recipe10. Add the tempering to the hot or warm rice.

making jeera rice recipe11. With a fork, gently mix the tempering with the rice grains. Even if a few rice grains break, it is alright. Do gently taking care so as not to break the rice grains.

making jeera rice recipe12. Add 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves and gently mix or garnish with coriander at the time of serving.

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