jeera rice
Spiced Indian side
Jeera rice is an Indian dish of rice cooked or tempered with cumin seeds.
Jeera is the Hindi word for cumin.
The dish is simple—rice, cumin, and often ghee—and serves as a mild accompaniment to spicier curries and dals: I'll have the lamb vindaloo with jeera rice.
- cuminGround aromatic seed
- basmatiAromatic long-grain variety
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- IndianPerson from either continent
Indian cuisine · ghee · spiced · fragrant · grains · steamed · tempered · toasted · seeds · earthy · side dish · dal · curry · turmeric · mustard seeds · cumin seeds · warm · savory
rice preparation complexity
jeera ricebiryani
Spiced layered rice dish
pulao · vegetable biryani · chicken biryani · fried rice · lamb biryani
plainness vs elaboration
jeera riceplain rice
Unseasoned cooked grain
steamed rice · white rice · biryani · saffron rice · pulao