Name: Jeera Rice recipe by Vidya Shriram at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Basmati rice - 1 cup; Cumin Seeds - 3 tbsp; Bay leaf - 1; Cloves and Cinnamon - 2 & 1; Garlic Ginger paste - 1 tbsp; Salt - to taste; Garlic pods - handful; Onion - 1 medium sized; Water - 2 cups

Ingredients Serving: 2

Basmati rice - 1 cup
Cumin Seeds - 3 tbsp
Bay leaf - 1
Cloves and Cinnamon - 2 & 1
Garlic Ginger paste - 1 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Garlic pods - handful
Onion - 1 medium sized
Water - 2 cups

Instructions

Wash the rice thoroughly and soak for half an hour. In a pressure cooker, add in 3 tbsp oil, add 1 tbsp cumin seeds, bay leaf, cloves and cinnamon and 3 finely chopped green chillies.
Once it is nicely hot, add the rice (sans the water ). Pour 2 cups of water. Add in enough salt and ginger garlic paste. Stir well. Let it cook for 10 minutes exactly on a slow flame.
In a small kadai/wok, add 1 tbsp oil, add 2 tbsp cumin seeds, onions and finely chopped handful of garlic, handful of curry leaves and 2 dry red chillies.
Remove the cooked rice into a serving dish, and toss in the seasoned onion garlic mixture on top. The rice should look rich and glossy, ready to be served and enjoyed with dal fry.

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