Jeera Rice (Restaurant Jeera Pulao)

Name: Jeera Rice (Restaurant Jeera Pulao)
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp rapeseed oil; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 pc cinnamon stick; 1 pc black cardamom; 2 pc green cardamom; 1 pc bay leaf; 2½ pc cloves; 5½ pc black peppercorns; 2 pc mace; 1 pc basmati rice; 1¾ cup water; ½ tsp salt; 1 tbsp coriander leaves; 1 pc star anise

Light and fluffy basmati rice tempered with cumin seeds and whole spices for a fragrant, slightly salty side dish.

40 min 322 kcal/serving serves 3

322kcal4gprotein53gcarbs10gfat

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🫗rapeseed oil

🫙cumin seeds

🫙cinnamon stick

🫙black cardamom

🥬green cardamom

🌿bay leaf

🫙cloves

🧂black peppercorns

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About Dassana Amit

Indian vegetarian home cook and founder of Veg Recipes of India

Dassana Amit is an Indian home cook and food writer best known as the founder of Veg Recipes of India, one of the most widely used vegetarian recipe websites for Indian home cooking. The site has built a large following for its thorough, step-by-step approach to regional and pan-Indian vegetarian dishes.

Her recipes focus on everyday vegetarian Indian cooking, including dals, curries, rice dishes, and North Indian staples, built around layered spice blends like garam masala and tempered tadkas. Recipes are generally written for home cooks rather than restaurant technique, with detailed step-by-step photographs and precise measurements that prioritise reliability over shortcuts.

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