Jeera Rice Recipe

Name: Jeera Rice Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1½ cups aged basmati rice ((refer notes)); 2 tablespoon ghee ( or oil or butter); 1 green chili (slit and deseeded (optional)); 2½ cups water to pressure cook (or (1¾ cups + 2 tbsps for instant pot) or (3 cups for regular pot, Cut down if not using aged rice)); ½ to ¾ teaspoon salt ( as needed); 2 teaspoons cumin seeds ((jeera)); 1 bay leaf ((tej patta)); 4 green cardamoms ((elaichi)); 2 inch cinnamon piece ((dalchini)); 4 cloves ((laung)); 1 strand mace ((javitri) (optional))

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:15min

Make the perfect jeera rice that's non sticky, fluffy & aromatic. Instructions included to make jeera rice in a regular pot, traditional pressure cooker & Instant pot.

Updated at: Fri, 12 Dec 2025 01:58:07 GMT