jeera rice

jeera rice

Ingredients
1) rice - 3 cups.
2) cummin(Jeera) seeds- 10gms
3) cloves - 3.
4) bay leaves - 1.
5) cinnamon stick - 1.
6) coriander seeds - 2gms.
7) fennel clove - 1
8) ghee - 2 spoons.
9) salt - as per taste.

Procedure
1. Take rice in a bowl, clean and rinse it with water and then soak it for 20 mins.
2. Drain the water and keep the rice aside.
3. Take ghee in a pan and heat it.
4. Then add cummin seeds to it and let them splutter.
5. Add cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, coriander seeds, fennel clove to it and saute it for a min.
6. Add rice to it and saute it for a min.
6. Add salt to it and mix thoroughly and saute it until colour of rice changes slightly.
7. Add 5 and half cups of water(generally 6- but to get rice as separate grains little less), close the pan and boil it for 10 mins.
8. Open the lid and mix it once and close the lid and simmer it for another 3-4 mins.
9. jeera rice is ready and serve hot.

Note: This is known as jeelakarra annam in telugu. It goes well with Dal fry and any curry.
Bay leaves, cinnamon stick, coriander seeds, fennel clove - all together are available as Gharam Masala Whole in market.