Cumin Rice

Cumin rice is a North Indian dish.  It can be prepared very quickly.  It tastes good with vegetable curries and nonveg curries

 Ingredients

•  Basmati rice - 1 cup
• Ghee -2 tbsp
• Cashew Nuts- a handful
• Cumin - a teaspoon
• Cardamom-2
• Cloves -2
• Bay leaves-1
• Cinnamon sticks - a small piece
• Green Chilly -1
• Salt - to taste
• Boiling water - 2 cups
• Coriander leaves- a handful

 How to prepare

Wash the rice well and soak it in water for half an hour.

Heat two tablespoons of ghee in a saucepan and fry the nuts.

Add cumin, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon and green chillies.

Drain the water and add the rice and fry on low heat for 5 minutes.

Add 2 cups boiling water and enough salt, cover and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.

Finally, add coriander leaves and roasted nuts.