Jeera Pulao

Serves:	4
Recipe Type:	Veg.
Calories Per Serving:	320
Preparation Time:	60 M
Cooking Time:	30 M
Difficulty:	Easy

Ingredients:

• 3 tsp Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
• 1 ½ cups Rice (Basmati)
• 3 Bay Leaves
• 3 tbsp Cashew Nuts
• 4 Cloves
• 3 Whole Peppercorns
• 1 Onions (finely sliced)
• 1 Cinnamon Stick
• 2 ½ tbsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)
• Salt to Taste

Cooking Instructions:

• In a utensil wash the rice and for an hour soak it in water.
• At medium heat place a thick bottomed saucepan and add the ghee.
• Once the ghee heats up then add the cashew nuts and stir till golden brown.
• Put it aside then add to the ghee other ingredients like cloves, bay leaves, cumin seeds, cinnamon stick and peppercorns.
• For 30 seconds stir fry it then add the rice, salt and water and stir.
• Seal the saucepan and simmer it for fifteen minutes or when it is done.

Suggestions:

• Best serve it hot with paneer, mutton or chicken curries.