Jeera Rice - Veg Kuruma

Ingredients

1. 
   
   Basmati rice - 2 cups
2. 
   
   Cumin seeds - 2 tspn
3. 
   
   Bay leaves - 1 or 2
4. 
   
   Cardamom - 2
5. 
   
   Cinnamon stick - 2 small pieces
6. 
   
   Fennel seeds - 1/4 tspn
7. 
   
   Ginger-Garlic paste - as per taste(i used 2 tspn)
8. 
   
   Green chilli - 3
9. 
   
   salt

Method:

• 
  
  Wash the rice and fry with little ghee until the water is absorbed. Keep this aside
• 
  
  In a pressure cooker, add little ghee and olive oil.
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  When the oil gets heated, add bay leaves, cinnamon, fennel seeds and cumin seeds.
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  Then add the ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell goes.
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  Now add the green chillies and then the rice along with the salt.
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  Add water in the ratio (1:2) and then leave until 2 whistles.
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  Rice is ready to serve with mixed vegetable kuruma.