Masala Rice | Spiced Rice | Fried Masala Rice

Ingredients

Rice – 200 gm

Cumin seed – 1 tsp

Cinnamon stick – 1 small piece

Cloves – 2 to 3

Cardamom - 2

Onion – 2  medium sliced

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

Few curry leaves

Puree of one tomato

Green chilli – 1 slit

Red chilli powder – 1 tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Rosted cumin powder – 1 tsp

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Juice of half lemon

Salt as per taste

Few chopped coriander leaves

Method

Wash and soak rice in water for half an hour.

Slice onion and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan and add whole spices like cumin seed, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and cook till it splutter.

Add curry leaves, green chilli and ginger garlic paste and sauté for few seconds

 Add sliced onion and cook till translucent. Add puree of tomato and cook for a minute.

Add all the powdered masala and salt. Mix well. Add coriander leaves. Add juice of half lemon.

Add water. It should be double the quantity of rice.

Cover and let it boil. Add rice and cook on a medium flame.

When it is 90% done, slow the flame and let it simmer on a low flame till it is fully cooked.

Serve hot with veg or non veg curry.

Jeera Rice | Bagara Rice | Jeera Pulao | Fried Rice

Ingredients

Rice – 200 gm

Onion – 1 medium

Cumin seed – 1 tsp

Green cardamom – 2

Cloves – 3 to 4

Cinnamon – 1 small stick

Salt as per taste

Method

Wash and soak rice in water for half an hour.

Slice onion and keep aside.

Heat a tbl.sp of oil in a pan. When hot add cumin seed and let it splutter. Add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves and sauté for a second. Add onion and cook till it turns light brown in color.

Add water (It should be double the quantity of rice ). For one cup of rice take two cup of water.

Add salt, see that the water is little salty. Mix it, cover and cook till it starts boiling.

Add soaked rice to it. Mix well and let it cook on a medium flame.

Keep stirring in between.

When it is 90 percent done, slow the flame and let it simmer on a low flame  for 3 to 4 minutes or till rice is cooked.