Name: Indian Spiced Cumin Rice - Jeera Pulao
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 3-4 minutes
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 11 ounces Basmati rice; 4 cups Water; 2 tbsp ghee or oil ((or even butter can be used)); 2 tbsp cumin seeds; 4 cloves; 2 cardamom; 1 black cardamom; 2 sticks cinnamon; 2 pieces mace flower ((javitri)); 1 bay leaf; 1 green chili (slit into peices); salt (to taste)

Indian Spiced Cumin Rice - Jeera Pulao

By :Subhadra Burugula

Sprucing up plain rice gets easier with this Cumin rice. Very aromatic and simple, it is great served with Curry or Gravy.

Course

Main Course

Cuisine

Indian

Difficulty

Easy

Browse Category

Rice & Pastas, Vegan & Vegetarian

Duration

15-30 min

Diet	Low Fat, Plant-Based, Vegan, Vegetarian

Cooking Technique

Pressure Cook, Sauté

Main Ingredient

Cumin Seeds, Rice

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

3-4 minutes

Ingredients

11 ounces Basmati rice
4 cups Water
2 tbsp ghee or oil (or even butter can be used)
2 tbsp cumin seeds
4 cloves
2 cardamom
1 black cardamom
2 sticks cinnamon
2 pieces mace flower (javitri)
1 bay leaf
1 green chili slit into peices
salt to taste

Course

Main Course

Cuisine

Indian

Difficulty

Easy

Browse Category

Rice & Pastas, Vegan & Vegetarian

Duration

15-30 min

Diet	Low Fat, Plant-Based, Vegan, Vegetarian

Cooking Technique

Pressure Cook, Sauté

Main Ingredient

Cumin Seeds, Rice

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

3-4 minutes

Ingredients

11 ounces Basmati rice
4 cups Water
2 tbsp ghee or oil (or even butter can be used)
2 tbsp cumin seeds
4 cloves
2 cardamom
1 black cardamom
2 sticks cinnamon
2 pieces mace flower (javitri)
1 bay leaf
1 green chili slit into peices
salt to taste

Instructions

Wash the basmati rice well and soak the rice in water for 30 mins. (Rice to water ratio = 1:2). Put the instant pot on saute mode high.
Add ghee and let it get hot. Add the spices and cumin seeds, fry well. This is important to avoid any raw smell in rice.
Now add the green chili, fry for a minute, then add the rice along with the soaked water.
Turn off saute mode, put the lid with vent to sealing position, push the rice button.
Once the Instant pot goes into warm mode, do quick release. Natural pressure release is also fine.
Mix the rice gently and serve with any side dish of your choice like a curry.

Recipe Notes

If you do not have spices like Mace flower or black cardamom, you can skip them.

Soaking of rice is not necessary but it makes the rice grain bigger when cooked.

Vegans can use vegan butter or oil.

5.5 ounces rice cup is used for measurement

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Subhadra Burugula

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