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Prep Time: 40 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This is a typical recipe from the Punjabi region in northern India. The recipe itself is from . Ingredients:
1 cup basmati rice |
2 teaspoons jeera powder (cumin seeds) |
2 tablespoons cashews |
3 peppercorns |
2 bay leaves |
3 cloves |
2 cinnamon sticks |
1 onion, sliced |
2 tablespoons ghee |
salt |
Directions:
1. Wash the rice and soak in water for half an hour.
2. Heat ghee in a heavy saucepan, add cashew nuts. Fry until brown. Take them out and keep aside. Add onions, bayleafs, cloves, cinnamon sticks, cumin seeds, peppercorns to the same ghee and fry for a while.
3. Add the rice , salt, water and stir. Cover with a lid and simmer the flame.
4. Cook until the rice is done.
5. Serve jeera rice hot, topped with the cashew nuts, with any spicy curry or raita.
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