Jeera Rice
- 30 min
- mild
- Serves 2
- 14 people cooked this
Jeera rice in a pressure cooker: soaked basmati with ghee, cumin seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon and green chilli. Mild, serves 2, 30 minutes, with video.
You’ll need: Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
Basmati Rice1 cup
Ghee1 tbsp
Bay Leaves1
Cinnamon1 inch
Cumin1 tsp
Green Chilli, Finely Chopped2
Water1½ cup
Salt¾ tsp
Contains: milk.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 2 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 2 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 426kcal | 852kcal |
| Protein | 8.5g | 17g |
| Carbohydrate | 79g | 159g |
| Fat | 8.9g | 18g |
| Fibre | 2.6g | 5.2g |
| Sugar | 0.3g | 0.6g |
Cookd masalas for basmati rice
Method
Wash and soak the basmati rice for 15 mins.
Heat ghee in a pressure cooker, add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cumin seeds, green chilli and saute well.
Add 1 ½ cups of water and salt.
Add the soaked basmati rice and mix well.
Pressure cook for a whistle. Let the pressure settle on its own and open the pressure cooker. Serve it hot.
Before you start
- How long does Jeera Rice take?
- 30 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Jeera Rice serve?
- 2. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Jeera Rice vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Jeera Rice spicy?
- It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Jeera Rice?
- 1 cup Basmati Rice, 1 tsp Cumin, 1 Bay Leaves, 2 Green Chilli, 1 tbsp Ghee, 1 inch Cinnamon, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Jeera Rice?
- Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.
- How many calories are in Jeera Rice?
- About 426 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
1 note- S
SunilOctober 2026
Only one whistle
