Jeera Rice / Jeera Pulao

Cumin seeds are fun to cook with, they come alive when you drop them in hot oil, and they impart a very special flavor to this rice.
Cumin seeds are fun to cook with, they come alive when you drop them in hot oil, and they impart a very special flavor to this rice.

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice 200 gms or any kind of rice
Jeera (Cumin seeds) 2 tbsp
Cloves 5 pcs
Black Peppercorns 10 pcs
Cashew Nuts 50 gms
Oil / Ghee (clarified butter) 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Directions:

Wash and soak rice for half an hour in a bowl. In kadai/wok add oil/ghee and sauté the cumin seeds, cloves and black peppercorns. Cut the cashew nuts into halves and add in the kadai, add the rice, salt as per your taste and cook the rice with minimum of water. Serve the rice with any Dal/Veg or Nov Veg Curry.