Jeera Fried Rice Recipe

• 1 cup Rice (chawal) (Basmati)
• 1 tbsp Cumin Seed (Jeera)
• 1 tbsp Cashews (halved)
• 4-5 Pepper Corns
• 1 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)
• 2 1/2 cup Water
• 1 tsp Sugar (Cheeni)
• 1/4 tsp Clove (Lavang)
• ½ tsp Cinnamon (Tuj/Dalchini) (powder)
• 2 Onions (Pyaj) (cut into rings)
• 2 tbsp Ghee
• Salt to taste

• Wash rice well and soak it in salt water for 30 minutes.
• Heat up ghee in a heavy or nonstick pan.
• Mix in onions and fry till dark brown and crisp.
• Drain, and mix in cashews to same ghee.
• Fry to a light brown, drain, keep side.
• Mix in jeers, peppercorns, bay leaf to same ghee.
• Stir fry for a few seconds, drain, and mix in rice.
• Keep aside the drained water.
• Mix in sugar, stir gently, frying rice till light brown.
• Mix in spice powder, stir.
• Mix in salt water, and bring it to boil.
• Simmer (boil slowly at low temperature) covered, till rice is cooked and water evaporates.
• Each grain should be separate.