Cumin Seed/Jeera Rice

Ingredients:
Basmati rice – 1 cup
Water – 2 cups
Onion – 1 medium (chopped into thin strips)
Jeera – 3-4 tbsp
Bay leaf – 1
Oil – 1 tbsp
Garam Masala – ½ tsp
Salt – as per taste

Procedure:

1. Wash the rice and keep aside.
2. In a pan, heat the oil, and add jeera and bay leaf. Fry for a minute.
3. Add the onion, garam masala and fry till the onion is almost brown in color. Be careful not to burn the onion.
4.  After the onions are fried, add the washed rice and fry for another min or so. Add salt and mix well.
5. Add the water and cook till the rice is done. Serve hot with palak paneer.

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