Whole Spice Fragrant Rice

Whole Spice Fragrant Rice!

This is from mom's kitchen, the most simple yet the best preparation of rice :) with minimal ingredients.  

A must try with any curry, my hubby loves it egg curry! Has a wonderful fragrance of whole spices. 

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup basmati rice
• 1 whole green chili
• 1 1/4 cilantro
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 cup boiling hot water
• 1 tsp black cumin aka shahi jeera
• 10 black peppercorn 
• 4 green cardamoms
• 1 cinnamon
• 3 tbsp oil
• 2 tsp ginger + garlic paste
• 1 tsp sugar (optional)
• 2 tsp clarifies butter, aka ghee
• salt to taste

Method

• Wash rice and ready all the ingredients 
• heat oil, add black cumin 
• let it crackles, add bay leaves & other whole spices, saute it
• now add a tbsp of cilantro, whole green chili & ginger garlic paste
• add washed basmati rice, salt & saute it for a minute
• add boiling water, mix and add a yogurt, sugar. Mix well, cover & let it cook.
• once rice is almost cooked, add 2 tsp ghee cover it. Cook completely garnish with cilantro, served with your favorite curry.   

Pictorial

Wash rice and ready all the ingredients 

heat oil, add black cumin 

let it crackles, add bay leaves & other whole spices, saute it

now add a tbsp of cilantro, whole green chili & ginger garlic paste

add washed basmati rice, salt & saute it for a minute

add boiling water, mix and add a yogurt, sugar. Mix well, cover & let it cook

once rice is almost cooked, add 2 tsp ghee cover it. Cook completely garnish with cilantro, served with your favorite curry