Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Jeera Kaju Rice – Recipe

(Jeera rice is in itself a mouth-water dish but adding Cashew (Kaju) to it entirely changes its flavour.  Please try)
Ingredients:

Rice (Basmati) -2 cups
Ginger-Garlic paste-1tbsp
Tamarind (Imli) paste -1tbsp
Onion-1
Black salt (to taste)
Ghee/Butter or cooking oil, as per choice
Cashew nuts-100 gm
Cloves-2
Cardamom pods-2
Jeera-2Tbsp
Cashew nut paste-5tbsp
Preparation:
-Clean the rice soak in water. Wait for 20 minutes’
-Meanwhile heat oil/butter ghee in a different pan. Add Jeera to it and keep the gas on low flame.
-Add sliced onion and add tamarind, ginger and garlic paste, Keep frying for some time. Then add cashew paste.
-After it is done, add dry cloves and cardamom pods.  Fry it for a minute.  Also add salt in a quantity that it’s sufficient for the rice as well.
-Add water and mix it well.  Bring it to boil and then close the lid of the pan and wait for the water to dry.
-While the rice is being cooked take butter in a small pan and heat it.  Soon add cashew nuts to it and fry it.  Wait till it turns light golden.
-Take out the fully done rice in a bowl and garnish it with fried cashew nuts.
 pic courtesy:http://cdn2.foodviva.com/static-content/food-images/rice-recipes/jeera-rice-recipe/jeera-rice-recipe.jpg


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