Jeera Rice | Flavoured Cumin Rice

Rice Recipes, Vegetarian

Acting like the simple side-kick in a movie, Jeera rice has a crucial role to play but it never overpowers the rest of the taste palatte

Recipe
Preparation Time: 20 mins	Cooking Time: 30 mins
Ingredients:	Method:
2 cups rice (long Basmati rice preferred) 4 cups water 1-2 tsp ghee (as per your taste) 1 tsp full jeera (cumin seeds)	pre-cooking: wash & soak the rice in water for 15 mins cooking: In a deep vessel add ghee and heat once it melts add the jeera/cumin seeds and let them sizzle add the soaked rice and saute in ghee and jeera for 2-3 mins add 4 cups water (thumb rule: double the water quantity for each cup of rice) cover the pan & let the water boil with the rice keep checking on the rice periodically as we don’t want the rice to be overcooked and sticky if the rice is just about to be cooked, but not entirely cooked and all the water has already evaporated, take it off the heat and cover it. This will ensure that the rice grains stay separated from each other. leave for 5-8 mins and the remaining rice will cook in the steam inside

Recipe Quick Glance

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Dal Tadka

Dals, Maharashtrian Recipes, Tadka, Vegetarian

Let make Dal Tadka by just changing the technique of the tadka. lets try to give the same yellow dal which we had used earlier a completely different flavour & taste.

Tadka on Yellow Dal

Dals, Maharashtrian Recipes, Tadka, Vegetarian

So, what exactly is a tadka? Tadka or tempering is technique involves adding spices to hot oil. it remains a delicate technique which makes your dish from good to perfect. Keep the oil lukewarm and the spices won’t sizzle Heat the oil too much and the spices will burn. Lets check the simplest way of adding a tadka on a plain yellow dal.