Zeera Rice

Most simple of all flavored rices is jeera rice and is excellent accompaniment with all dishes Jeera or Zeera rice is a popular north India dish made of basmati rice slightly spiced and flavored  with lots of cumin seeds.
jeera rice

Ingredients

1 cup basmati rice
1 tsp butter or oil
1/4 bunch coriander leaves
1 tsp fried onion
2  green chilli
1 tsp jeera (cumin)
1/4 bunch mint (optional)
1 pinch saffron color optional
1 to taste salt
2 cup water


 Method
Heat oil in a pan
add cumin ,green chilli , mint and coriander fry add water twice the amount of measured rice

bring the water to boil add salt

add pre soaked rice bring it to boil till 90% of water is absorbed add fried onion and saffron color is optional,

and reduce the flame to minimal and cook covered for 5 more min and you will have awesome jeera rice have it with chicken curry,or simple daal.

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