Jeera rice is an easiest flavoured rice can be prepared with very few ingredients.

Rice: 1 cup

Water: 2 cups

Green Peas : 1/2 cup

Green chillies: 1 slit

Onion : 1 sliced

Ghee: 1 tbsp

cashew: 8

raisins : 2 tbsp

Jeera: 1 tbsp

bay leaf / tej patta: 1

cinnamon: 1 inch

cardamom / elachi: 2 pods

cloves: 5

pepper: 1/2 tsp

lemon juice: 1 tsp

salt as required

1. Take a pressure pan heat  ghee and roast  cashew , raisins and keep it aside.

2. In the same pan saute jeera, bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and pepper.

3. Add sliced onion, slit green chilli and saute until the onions turn golden brown. Add green peas.

4. Now add soaked basmati rice (soaked and drained after 20 minutes), 2 cups of water, salt to taste and pressure cook for 2 whistles.

5. When the pressure releases add fried nuts from step 1, lemon juice  and mix well.

Serve Jeera rice with dal or kurma.