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Instant Pot Jeera Rice

Perfectly cooked Basmati Rice flavored with cumin and whole spices, prepared in Instant Pot. Enjoy these aromatic Instant Pot Jeera Rice (Cumin Rice) with any curry or lentil.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 20997 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 1 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
  • 1 tablespoon ghee or oil
Whole Spices
  • 5 black peppercorns
  • 5 cloves (Laung)
  • 2 Bay leaf (Tej Patta)
  • 3 Green Cardamom (Elaichi)
  • 1 inch cinnamon (Dalchini)

Instructions

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  1. Wash and drain the rice until the water runs clear.
  2. Heat the instant pot in sauté mode and add ghee or oil to it.  Then add the whole spices and cumin seeds.  
  3. When the cumin seeds start to splutter, add rice and stir them with the whole spices for about 30 seconds. Then add water, salt and stir again. Press cancel and close lid with vent in sealing position.
  4. Change the instant pot setting to manual / pressure cook mode for 4 minutes, at high pressure with vent in sealing position.  
  5. When the instant pot beeps, do a 5 minute natural pressure release, which means manually release the pressure 5 minutes after the instant pot beeps.  
  6. Fluff the rice with a fork and let it rest for another 5 minutes. You can take the steel insert out of the instant pot, so the bottom layer of rice does not overcook. 
  7. Cumin Rice is ready to be enjoyed with any curry or lentil.

Notes

  • To simplify this recipe, you can skip the whole spices.
  • You can double or triple the recipe, without any change in the cooking time.
  • Be careful when adding the rice as there might be some splutters.
  • You can garnish jeera rice with roasted nuts such as cashews.
  • Choose good quality Basmati Rice. I use Royal Basmati Rice or Tilda Extra Long Grain Basmati rice for my cooking. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 209.97kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 38.71g (13%) Protein 3.6g (7%) Fat 4.29g (7%) Saturated Fat 2.43g (12%) Cholesterol 9.6mg (3%) Sodium 589.53mg (25%) Potassium 78.91mg (2%) Fiber 1.24g (5%) Sugar 0.08g (0%) Vitamin C 0.32mg (0%) Calcium 23.35mg (2%) Iron 0.91mg (5%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 20997

% Daily Value*

Calories 209.97kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 38.71g 13%
Protein 3.6g 7%
Fat 4.29g 7%
Saturated Fat 2.43g 12%
Cholesterol 9.6mg 3%
Sodium 589.53mg 25%
Potassium 78.91mg 2%
Fiber 1.24g 5%
Sugar 0.08g 0%
Vitamin C 0.32mg 0%
Calcium 23.35mg 2%
Iron 0.91mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.