Jira Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 10-12 raw almonds, halved
- 1½ tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter) - can substitute olive oil or coconut oil
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp salt
- 5-6 cloves
- 3-4 pieces cinnamon bark - can substitute cinnamon sticks
How-to
Prepare Rice
- Pick through rice for stones, place rice in a large bowl and pour plenty of water over rice
- Gently scrub rice. Discard milky white water and add fresh water. Repeat scrubbing and draining 2 times until water comes through clear. Soak rice in water for 10-30 minutes
Mix Ingredients & Cook
- Heat ghee on medium-high heat. Add cloves and cinnamon bark. When the cloves fluff up, add cumin seeds, almonds, brown sugar and garam masala. Stir for 1 minute
- Add drained rice, salt, reduce heat and stir for 2 minutes. Add 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Do not stir rice at all after this point. Cook partially covered for 5-7 minutes, until most of the water has evaporated. Then cover completely and cook for 3-4 more minutes on very low heat. Remove from heat but let sit for 5 minutes or so, covered, to allow rice grains to firm up
- Fluff the rice gently and serve hot