Jasvinder Karam

Fragrant Jeera Rice

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      40 min

Appears in
Champur: Flavours from a Malaysian Home
Champur

By Jasvinder Karam

Published 2023

  • About

Jeera, which is the Hindi word for cumin, lends an earthy and nutty edge to this fluffy rice.

Ingredients

Spices

  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil/butter/ghee
  • 3 tsp cumin seeds

Method

Frying the Spices

  1. Heat the oil on medium heat in a saucepan and fry the cumin seeds until aromatic.
  2. Add the lemongrass and turn off the heat.

Cooking the Rice

  1. Put the rice, water and salt in a separate pot.
  2. Add in the fried c