Jeera rice

Jeera rice or Zeera rice is an Indian dish consisting of rice and cumin seeds.[1] It is a popular dish in North India and Pakistan as an everyday rice dish.[2] It is easy to prepare, unlike biryani. "Zeera" is the Hindi word for cumin seeds, often pronounced Jeera. The ingredients used are rice, cumin seeds, vegetable oil, onions, and coriander leaves.

Zeera rice
Zeera rice
Alternative namesZeera rice
CourseMain Course
Region or stateIndian subcontinent
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsRice, cumin seeds, onions

Preparation

Cumin seeds are fried in hot oil. Long grain Basmati rice and salt are added to it. Water in almost double quantity of rice is poured and allowed to boil with covered lid at high flame. The rice then is steamed on low flame until all the water is absorbed.

Jeera rice is generally garnished with finely chopped fresh coriander leaves, but is also garnished with onion rings in some Indian hotels and restaurants.

History

The jeera rice recipe is not found in ancient books or scripts of Indian recipes and culinary art. Text about this recipe can be found in books and travelogues dating since the Mughal Empire. Mughals were fond of rice recipes, and so cooks invented new rice recipes and experimented with traditional old recipes. The jeera rice recipe is one of those rice recipes. Later on, it was adopted in Indian cuisine and became so popular that the recipe is now very common.

References
  1. "Rajmah and chawal rule royally over tastebuds". Times of India.
  2. "Rices of the world - Epicure -". The Age. 18 April 2005.
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