Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Jeera Rice

This is the very easy recipe and can be prepared by all in a jiffy.

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Jeera/cumin seeds - 2 tsp
Cilantro/Coriander - 2 tsp (finely chopped)
Mint leaves - 2 tsp (finely chopped )

Salt - to taste
Oil/Ghee - 3 tsp

Method:
Soak basmati rice in 1 and 3/4 cups of water for half an hour. In an open sauce pan cook the rice along with 1 tsp of oil and salt. In the meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a pan and add jeera.Let it splutter and now add cilantro and mint . Once the rice is cooked , mix the thadka with the rice . Jeera Rice is ready to serve . You can have with any subji or dhals.