Cumin rice, a fragrant and flavorful dish, is a staple in many cuisines worldwide. Its versatility allows it to be enjoyed as a side dish, a main course, or even as a filling for various dishes. This article presents a collection of cumin rice recipes, each unique in its flavor profile and ingredients.
From the classic Indian cumin rice, fragrant with cumin seeds and whole spices, to the zesty Mexican cumin rice, bursting with the flavors of chili powder and salsa, this article offers a diverse range of recipes to satisfy every palate. We'll also explore variations such as the aromatic Persian cumin rice, featuring saffron and dried fruits, and the hearty Lebanese cumin rice, packed with lentils and vegetables.
Whether you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special dish to impress your guests, this article has something for everyone. So, gather your ingredients, prepare your taste buds, and let's embark on a culinary journey with these delicious cumin rice recipes.
JEERA (CUMIN) RICE
This is a wonderfully cumin flavored rice that enhances the flavor of many a dull meal!! Some variations to this recipe that are delicious: after adding the cumin seeds add onion, ginger, whole black peppercorn, cloves, or a cinnamon stick. You could also add all of the above options to make a rice chock-full of tastes!
Provided by MEDHALEE
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a medium size saucepan over a medium-high heat. Drop in the cumin seeds, and cook until they splutter. Do not allow the cumin seeds to burn or become really dark brown in color. Add the rice and fry it in the oil for about 1 minute.
- Add the water and salt and bring to a boil. Once the water is boiling, reduce the heat to low and cover the saucepan. Cook the rice for approximately 15 minutes. If you feel the rice is getting burnt near the base of the pan as it cooks, one trick is to place the saucepan on another flat pan or griddle which is directly on the flame. Toss with a fork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 464.9 calories, Carbohydrate 77 g, Fat 13.9 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 0.9 mg
CUBAN BLACK BEANS AND CUMIN SCENTED RICE
Provided by Michael Chiarello : Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 6h20m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Pick over beans, discarding any shriveled ones of foreign particles. Wash well and soak, covered in water, for 4 hours. Drain beans and place in 4 quarts of water in a soup pot. Add ham hock to the beans. Bring rapidly to a boil. Reduce heat to moderate and simmer beans until tender, about 35 to 45 minutes.
- In a saute pan, heat 1 and 1/3 cups olive oil. Add the chopped onions and garlic to the pan and saute over low heat. Add the chopped chiles and season with salt and pepper. Add the bay leaves and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add 1 cup of drained black beans to the onion mixture in the saute pan, and mash thoroughly with rest of the ingredients in the skillet. Stir in the sugar and the dried oregano.
- Add the bean and onion mixture to the bean pot. Cover, and simmer for 1 hour, at moderate heat. Add red wine, vinegar, 4 teaspoons dried oregano and cumin. Uncover and cook until sauce thickens. Serve hot.
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
- 3 cups uncooked basmati rice
- 2 small limes, juiced
- 6 cups cold water
- 2 teaspoons salt
- Heat butter over medium heat in a large saucepan. When butter is melted, add cumin seeds and saute for 1 minute. Stir in the rice and cook for 2 minutes.
- Turn the heat to high and add the lime juice, water and salt. Mix well. Bring to boil on high heat. Reduce heat and cook covered on low for 15 minutes until water evaporates.
CUMIN RICE
This cumin rice is my favorite light dinner recipe. Serve with any meat and gravy; goes great with chicken or beef curries!
Provided by NehaDillard
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Season with salt. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add cumin seeds to the hot oil and cook until sputtering, about 2 minutes. Pour cumin seeds and oil onto the hot rice and mix well.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 232.4 calories, Carbohydrate 37.4 g, Fat 7.3 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 46.5 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
CUMIN RICE WITH AVOCADO
Cumin, picante sauce and avocado do a terrific job of perking up rice in this any-day side dish. -Margaret Allen, Abingdon, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 35m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place first 4 ingredients in a large saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in rice; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until rice is tender, 20-25 minutes. , Stir in picante sauce; heat through. Gently stir in avocado and green onions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 188 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 194mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CUMIN RICE
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories dinner, easy, quick, side dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a heavy saucepan with a tight-fitting lid. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the rice, cumin, salt and pepper. Stir briefly over low heat until the grains are coated with butter.
- Stir in the broth and make sure there are no lumps in the rice. Add the parsley, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer over low heat. Cook for 17 minutes.
- Discard the parsley and thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Using a fork, stir in the remaining butter. If the rice is not to be served immediately, keep it warm.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 241, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 41 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 379 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
CUMIN BLACK BEANS AND RICE
This cumin black beans and rice dish is perfect with jerk chicken!
Provided by Christine Westrom
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Pour chicken broth into a 4-cup liquid measuring cup. Add water to measuring cup until the liquid measures 3 cups. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cumin; cook for 30 seconds. Stir in rice. Add chicken broth and water mixture, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
- Stir in beans. Cover and heat until beans are hot, about 2 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 204.4 calories, Carbohydrate 37 g, Cholesterol 1.5 mg, Fat 3 g, Fiber 5.4 g, Protein 6.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 759.5 mg, Sugar 0.4 g
CUMIN BEEF PEPPER STEAK AND BROWN RICE
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Cook the rice using chicken stock according to the package directions. Wait to heat the pan for the stir-fry until the rice is 10 minutes from being ready to eat.
- Cut the meat lengthwise into 2 thin steaks, then wrap in plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 10 minutes to firm it up for thin slicing.
- Toast the cumin and peppercorns in small skillet then grind in a spice mill.
- Very thinly slice the meat on an angle, against the grain into bite-size pieces.
- Heat a large skillet over high heat with the stir-fry oil. When the oil ripples and smokes, add the meat and cook until browned. Remove the meat and add the garlic, chiles, peppers, cinnamon, ginger, mushrooms, onions and toasted spices. Stir-fry until tender-crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the sherry. Add the scallions to the skillet with the beef, then toss with the soy sauce and cilantro. Serve with rice.
RICE AND CUMIN
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan with a lid. When the oil is hot, but not smoking, add the onions and saute them for 30 seconds.
- Add the garlic; then, stir in the rice and cumin. Stir well to coat the grains of rice with the oil, and then add the chicken stock or broth. Bring to a boil, uncovered, stirring occasionally, over high heat. Then, reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook for 20 minutes. The liquid should be completely absorbed by the rice, which should be tender.
- Fluff the rice with a fork and serve it with the cusk.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 346, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 60 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 601 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams
CUMIN-SCENTED QUINOA AND BLACK RICE
You can substitute any color of rice or quinoa to make this gorgeous (and healthful) salad, which works as a vegetarian main course or hearty side dish.
Provided by Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
Categories Rice Side Vegetarian Low Cal Low Sodium Dinner Lunch Quinoa Fall Winter Family Reunion Healthy Low Cholesterol Potluck Cumin Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Vegan Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Bring rice and 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until water is absorbed and rice is tender, 25-30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine quinoa, bay leaf, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 2 cups water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until quinoa is tender, about 15 minutes. Drain; return quinoa to hot saucepan. Cover and let sit for 15 minutes. Discard bay leaf, fluff quinoa with a fork, and transfer to a large bowl.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and cumin and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Add to quinoa. Add rice; mix well. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons oil, fresh lemon juice, cilantro, parsley, and chives. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cut avocado into wedges. Serve salad with avocado and lemon wedges.
CUMIN RICE AND BEANS
When you're prepping a Tex-Mex feast, this classic combination is a must.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains Rice Recipes
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, bring 1 1/2 cups salted water and cumin to a boil. Add rice; cover, and reduce to a simmer. Cook 15 minutes; remove pan from heat, and add beans. Cover, and let stand 1 minute. Fluff rice with a fork.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 117 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 4 g
CUMIN RICE PILAF
"Rice doesn't have to be a boring side dish," declares Aurora, Colorado's Janice Mitchell. "Beef consomme and a dash of hot sauce really warm up this recipe for a moist, savory pilaf. It goes well with pork, beef or chicken."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 30m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, saute the rice, onion and red pepper in oil for 3-4 minutes or until lightly browned. Add the broth, cumin and hot pepper sauce; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 235 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 416mg sodium, Carbohydrate 41g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
CUMIN HERB RICE PILAF
Categories Herb Rice Side Quick & Easy Spice Gourmet Sugar Conscious Kidney Friendly Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook cumin seeds and white part of scallions in 1 tablespoon oil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until scallions are softened, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add rice and cook, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Stir in broth, water, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Cover pan, then reduce heat to low and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove pan from heat and let stand, covered, 5 minutes.
- Fluff rice with a fork and toss with scallion greens, parsley, and remaining tablespoon oil.
PORK CHOPS WITH CUMIN RICE
Cumin lends a real southwestern flair to this satisfying main dish. The tender baked chops pick up extra flavor from the well-seasoned rice. Sometimes I use celery instead of green pepper and boneless skinless chicken breasts instead of the pork chops. -Loyse Keith, Enumclaw, Washington.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. In a small ovenproof skillet, brown chops in oil for 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm. Dissolve bouillon in water pour into skillet and stir to loosen the browned bits. Stir in the rice, onion, green pepper, Worcestershire sauce and cumin., Place chops over rice. Cover and bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until meat juices run clear and rice is tender. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 581 calories, Fat 26g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 111mg cholesterol, Sodium 850mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 40g protein.
LEMON-CUMIN RICE
Steps:
- Soak 1 1/2 cups basmati rice in cold water, 15 minutes; drain. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 2 teaspoons cumin seeds; cook 30 seconds. Add 1 chopped onion and cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Add 2 1/4 cups water, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, the rice and 3 strips lemon zest. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook over low heat, 15 minutes. Let stand off the heat, 10 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds, and lemon juice to taste.
CUMIN-SCENTED HERBED RICE
Categories Herb Rice Side Christmas Thanksgiving Quick & Easy Spice Christmas Eve Cilantro Simmer Gourmet Sugar Conscious Kidney Friendly Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Wash rice in several changes of cold water in a bowl until water runs clear and drain well in a sieve.
- Toast cumin seeds in oil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until a shade darker, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Stir rice into cumin. Stir in broth and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and cover pan, then simmer gently until rice is tender, 16 to 18 minutes.
- Fluff rice with a fork and let stand, covered, off heat up to 10 minutes. When ready to serve, stir in scallions and cilantro.
PORK CHOPS WITH CUMIN RICE
Make and share this Pork Chops With Cumin Rice recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Sueski
Categories Pork
Time 30m
Yield 2 chops, 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper.
- In a small oven proof skillet, brown chops in oil for 2-3 minutes on each side.
- Remove and keep warm.
- Dissolve bouillon in water; pour into skillet and stir to loosen the browned bits.
- Stir in the rice, onion, green pepper, Worchestershire sauce and cumin.
- Place chops over rice.
- Cover and bake at 350* for 15-20 minutes or until meat juices run clear and rice is tender.
- Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 583, Fat 25.4, SaturatedFat 7, Cholesterol 137.4, Sodium 701.9, Carbohydrate 40.1, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 1.5, Protein 45
ISRAELI RICE AND LENTIL STEW WITH CUMIN AND GARLIC
Make and share this Israeli Rice and Lentil Stew with Cumin and Garlic recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Mirj2338
Categories Stew
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Sort the lentils carefully, discarding any stones.
- Rinse lentils, then combine with the water in a large saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, cover and cook over medium heat about 20 minutes or until the lentils are just tender.
- Drain the liquid into a measuring cup, leaving the lentils in the pan and add enough water to make 3 cups.
- In a heavy skillet, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat.
- Add the onions and saute, stirring occasionally, until they are well browned, about 15 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cumin and saute 30 seconds; reserve.
- Add reserved lentil cooking liquid to pan of lentils and bring to a boil.
- Add salt and rice and return to a boil.
- Add the onion mixture.
- Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook, without stirring, until the rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
- Fluff gently with a fork.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper and lightly stir in parsley if desired.
- Serve hot.
SIMPLE CUMIN BASMATI RICE
Make and share this Simple Cumin Basmati Rice recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Low Protein
Time 1h
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, soak the rice in the water about 30 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over med-high heat; add in the cumin seeds and black pepper; they should sizzle upon contact with the hot oil.
- Quickly add in the rice with the water it was soaking in; mix in the salt and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Decrease heat to the lowest setting, cover the pan (partially at first, until the foam subsides, then snugly), and cook until the rice is done, 10-15 minutes.
- Do not stir the rice while it cooks.
- Remove from heat and let the rice rest undisturbed about 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a serving platter, garnish with cilantro, and serve.
SPICY STEAMED RICE WITH CUMIN AND LIME JUICE
I initially got part of this combination from a Food Network show, and have added a few things along the way. I call it "Spicy Rice" and my husband loves it. It makes normal steamed rice much less bland. The step by step process allows all the ingredients to cook into the rice. I usually take into consideration the entree I'm serving it with before I add the Cajun Seasoning. It's a personal preference. All ingredient amounts can be adjusted according to taste.
Provided by PianoCook
Categories Low Cholesterol
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat butter in a medium to large saucepan until melted. Add rice and toast for a minute or so until the butter has been absorbed.
- Add cumin, Cajun seasoning (if desired), and 1/2 teaspoon of the lime juice. Continue to cook, tossing rice constantly so it does not burn, until the rice absorbs the lime juice. Add the remaining lime juice and the soy sauce and repeat this process.
- When all liquid has been absorbed, add the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly so rice does not stick together. Reduce to low, cover, and let simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until all of the chicken broth has been absorbed by the rice. Serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 216.5, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 7.6, Sodium 443.8, Carbohydrate 37.8, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 0.5, Protein 6
BASMATI CUMIN LENTIL RICE
I went to the Indian grocery and picked up some nice staples, and whipped this up because it was cheap and simple. You can make this vegan by using oil instead of butter, but I like the richer flavor the butter gives in this dish. Makes a wonderful side dish to curried vegetables as well as meat dishes and curries for our meat lovers.
Provided by the80srule
Categories Rice
Time 35m
Yield 2 cups, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook the rice in the veggie broth with the butter (or oil) for 25 minutes, let it simmer covered.
- While the rice is cooking, boil the lentils, covered, in water until tender (about 20 minutes).
- When the rice and lentils are done cooking, steam the peas. DO NOT DRAIN the rice! The reason you cooked it in veggie broth is to add flavor, and the lentils and veggies will absorb the rest of the buttery broth.
- Mix them all together in a large bowl, add the spices, mix again, and serve.
Tips:
- To make the perfect cumin rice, use basmati rice. It's a long-grain rice that cooks up fluffy and separate, and it has a delicate flavor that won't overpower the cumin.
- Rinse the rice well before cooking. This will remove the starch from the surface of the rice, which will help it cook evenly and prevent it from sticking together.
- Use a heavy-bottomed pot to cook the rice. This will help distribute the heat evenly and prevent the rice from scorching.
- Don't stir the rice while it's cooking. Stirring can break up the grains and make the rice mushy.
- Once the rice is cooked, let it rest for a few minutes before fluffing it with a fork. This will help the rice absorb all of the flavors.
Conclusion:
Cumin rice is a delicious and versatile dish that can be served with a variety of main courses. It's also a great way to use up leftover rice. With its warm, nutty flavor and fluffy texture, cumin rice is sure to be a hit at your next meal.
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