AuthorpotmasalaDifficultyBeginnerTake the cooked basmati rice and stir fry with the other ingredients. Use any brand of basmati rice , but either way you'll have a great taste.
In a bowl add 4 cups of water to 2 cups of basmati rice and soak it for 30 min.
Take a pan, when medium hot add butter and cashew nuts. When cashews turn golden brown, take it out and set aside for later use.
In the same pan with butter still in, add cumin seeds, green chili, coriander, mint (optional) and stir fry them for about 5 to 7 min.
In the same pan 6 cups of water on the same cup as measured for rice and bring it to boil. Now add the presoaked basmati rice strained with 1 tsp salt and boil it till almost all water is absorbed by the rice.
Now add fried onions, saffron color and cook the rest covered with a lid on a bare minimum flame for about 5 minutes with stirring in between.
Now you can start serving the cooked jeera rice along with some dal as dish or chicken curry or any other Indian curry of your choice which is little bit gravy.
Ingredients
Directions
In a bowl add 4 cups of water to 2 cups of basmati rice and soak it for 30 min.
Take a pan, when medium hot add butter and cashew nuts. When cashews turn golden brown, take it out and set aside for later use.
In the same pan with butter still in, add cumin seeds, green chili, coriander, mint (optional) and stir fry them for about 5 to 7 min.
In the same pan 6 cups of water on the same cup as measured for rice and bring it to boil. Now add the presoaked basmati rice strained with 1 tsp salt and boil it till almost all water is absorbed by the rice.
Now add fried onions, saffron color and cook the rest covered with a lid on a bare minimum flame for about 5 minutes with stirring in between.
Now you can start serving the cooked jeera rice along with some dal as dish or chicken curry or any other Indian curry of your choice which is little bit gravy.