Jeera Rice - Popular rice recipe from North India
Jeera Rice is an Indian dish consist of rice & cumin seeds. It is a popular dish in North India & Pakistan. The jeera rice recipe is not found in ancient books or scripts of Indian recipes and culinary art. Text about these recipes is found in books and travelogues dating since the Mughal Empire. Cooks experimented with old rice recipes & invented Jeera Rice. Now, it is one of the popular dishes of Indian cuisine.
Jeera Rice is a simple preparation of rice that has been flavored with Jeera (Cumin seeds), which is quick & easy to make.
Jeera Rice
Jeera Rice is a simple preparation of ricethat has been flavored with Jeera (Cumin seeds), which is quick & easy tomake.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Long Grain Rice
- 1 tbsp Desi Ghee (Clarified Butter)
- 1 pinch Asafetida (Hing)
- 1½ tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 2 tbsp Chooped Coriander (Chopped Hari Dhania)
- 2 cup Water
Instructions
- Washed the rice thoroughly & soak it for 15-20 minutes. Soaking rice ensures that the grain expands & cooked well.
- Heat Ghee in a Pot & splutter cumin seed.
- Add Asafetida & soaked rice and sauté it for a minute.
- Add water & salt to taste and mix it well.
- Cover the pot, so the steam does not escape & ensure that the rice is cooked just right in low flame where the grains are fluffy & separate from each other.
- Switch the flame off & add chopped coriander & cover it for 2-3 minutes.
- Jeera rice best served with Dal fry/ Kofta/ Chana Masala etc.
Notes
Benefits of Jeera Rice:
- Jeera Rice is easy to cook & can be paired with any gravy of your choice or simply dal.
- This simple dish is easy to digest & not upset your stomach.
- Jeera (Cumin seeds) is a good source of iron.
- This dish should be avoided by diabetic patients because rice is high in Glycemic index that affects the blood sugar level of the human body.