Charishma's Delicious Cumin (jeera) Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 1/2 cups basmati long-grain rice, cleaned, washed, soaked in water for 30 minutes and drained
• 2 tablespoons pure wesson canola oil
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 2 -3 green cardamoms
• 2 cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups water
• 1/2 inch cinnamon stick

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a pot on medium flame.
• 2 once its hot, toss in the cloves, cardamoms, bay leaf, cinnamon stick and cumin seeds.
• 3 allow the cumin seeds to crackle.
• 4 once they stop crackling, fold in the drained rice and cook on medium flame, stirring continuously for 4 minutes.
• 5 stir in water and salt.
• 6 mix well and bring to a boil.
• 7 lower flame and allow to cook until all the water has been absorbed and the rice is cooked.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 serve hot with "charishma's delicious pressure-cooked black-eye peas (chauli)".
• 10 enjoy!