INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 cup dry basmati rice
1 3/4 cups water
salt

DIRECTIONS

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.
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