JEERA RICE AND KURMA / CUMIN SEEDS RICE

Jeera rice and kurma  is a delicious dish , we all like  it very much. This is a north Indian food , a very simple yet tasty dish , with the aroma of jeera , having little spice in kurma ,totally a festival to your taste buds :) .This time i dint get time to take step wise pics , so when i do again , i will take more  pics and add to my blog .So do try this one and celebrate your week end ,,,,,,,

Ingredients:

1. Cooked jeera / basmaty rice   for   3 persons
2. Onions                                           2+2 medium size (cut vertically)
3. Chilly                                             2 - 3  (cut vertically)
4. Tomato                                          2 medium size(cut vertically)
5. Cumin seeds / jeera                        2 tsp
6. Cumin powder                               2 tsp (add cumin seeds to blender n blend it)
7. Curry leaves                                  10-12
8. Bay leaf / Pulav leaf                       1 
9. Shah jeera                                       1 tsp
10. cloves                                             3-4
11. cardamom                                       3
12. cinnamon                                         2 inch
13. star anise                                         1/2
14. Coriander leaves chopped             1/2 cup
15. Garlic cloves                                  6
16. Ginger                                           1 inch
17. Coconut  grated or sliced               1/2 cup
18. Salt  (according to ur taste)
19. Red chilly powder                          1 tsp
20. Rasam powder                              1 tsp
21. Garam masala powder                   1/2 tsp
22. Oil                                                2 tbsp
23. Ghee                                             2 tsp
24. Water

Preparation time: 20 min

Cooking time    :20 min

Serves             : 3

Method:-

JEERA RICE

1. Cook  rice and keep it aside  (rice should not be sticky) . you  can use  either  basmaty  rice or  jeera  rice .
2. Take a pan or vessel add 1 tbsp of oil heat it for 1-2 min , add cashews and fry till golden colour , now add pulav leaf, cloves, cardamom , cinnamon, star anise , cumin seeds, shah jeera , curry leaves after 1 min , add chilly and 2 vertically cut onions , saute them till onions become golden color (or light brown) .
3. Next put cumin powder and saute for 1 min , now put cooked rice , salt (1 tsp) , ghee and saute 3 -4 min. 
4. Now jeera rice is ready.

KURMA

1. Take a pan add 1 tsp of oil  & 2  vertically  cut  onions and curry leaves (5) and  fry  them  till   they  become  lite  brown , next remove them & add to a blender .
2.  In the same pan add agn 1 tsp of oil and tomato slices  & fry ,  add them to a blender afer 3-4 min .
3. Now add ginger , garlic , coconut , coriander little ,little salt (1/4 tsp) , garam masala & water to blender and blend it softly.
4. Take a vessel add 1 tsp of oil heat it add the content of blender , add  rasam  powder , red chilly powder  , little salt , water according  to  thickness and  saute  it , let  it  boil for 5 min next add chopped coriander on it and mix well .

Hot hot jeera rice n kurma is ready  to serve.

ALL THE BEST
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