Jeera Rice

Ingredients:

1 cup Long grain Basmati rice

11/2 cups water

3 tsp Cumin seeds

1 Bay leaf

2 whole Cardamom

2 cloves

1 cinnamon stick

1 Star anise

1 tsp ginger paste

1 tsp garlic paste

1 onion (finely sliced)

2 Green chillies (Slit)

Few Coriander leaves (Garnishing)

2 tbsp Ghee

Few strands of saffron(soaked in a tbsp of warm milk)

Salt to taste

Method:

• Wash rice and soak it in water for 30 mins. Keep aside.
• Heat ghee in a wok and add the cumin seeds and the whole garam masala (Bay leaf, Cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick and Star anise). Fry for a min.
• Add the garlic ginger pastes and fry till the raw smell leaves, then add the onion and green chillies. Fry for 2 mins.
• Drain the rice and add to the wok and stir well till each grain of rice gets coated with the ghee mixture.
• Now transfer the content to a microwave safe bowl and add the water and mix the saffron strands soaked in warm milk. Add salt, mix well and microwave for 20 mins on high.
• Once ready, let it stand for 10 mins before serving.
• Serve jeera rice with spicy curry, raita and pappad.