Jeera Rice
Jeera Rice is an Indian side dish dish made with basmati rice, cumin seeds, bay leaf, ghee and other everyday ingredients. The full ingredient list and method are below.
- Total time (approx.)
- 25 mins
- Calories (estimate)
- ~220 kcal
- Course
- Side dish
- Cuisine
- Indian
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Ingredients
What goes into Jeera Rice. This recipe lists ingredients without measured quantities — scale them to the number of people you are cooking for and season to taste.
- Basmati rice
- Cumin seeds
- Bay leaf
- Ghee
- Salt
Method
- 1Heat ghee, add cumin seeds and bay leaf
- 2Add washed rice and sauté
- 3Add water and salt
- 4Cook until rice is fluffy
- 5Garnish with coriander
About these numbers: the time shown is an approximate overall cooking time, and the calorie figure is a rough estimate for one serving of the dish as described — not a laboratory analysis. Both will change with your portion size, ingredients and how much fat you cook with. Dietary tags describe the dish in general terms; always check the labels on what you buy. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.





