Learn how to cook basmati rice and get perfect, fluffy results with the help of our tips and easy video guide. All you need is a saucepan with a lid, a colander and a fork. Show
Watch our video for how to cook rice in a pot on the hob to achieve a perfectly fluffy texture. This method works best for long-grained basmati rice, but can also be applied for brown rice and short-grain rice with a few tweaks. Advertisement Rice is cooked in millions of households every day and it's one of the world's staple foods, but it's a dish that some people think they're incapable of cooking correctly. Cooking rice is easy, provided you follow a few simple rules and choose the right method for your type of rice. Do this and we guarantee that you’ll never make a clumpy, sticky or glutinous mess again. There are only two rules: firstly, measuring rice by volume makes it easier to judge how much water to add. Secondly, NEVER stir rice as it cooks or it will break up and turn sticky. In some recipes a knob or butter or spoonful of oil is often added at the start to help separate the grains before they cook. Types of rice and how to cook themLong-grain rice like basmati needs to be rinsed before cooking to get rid of any excess starch and then boiled or cooked by the absorption method. Brown rice needs more water than white rice to cook and takes longer. Soaking it in cold water for at least 30 minutes and up to several hours will help cut the cooking time. To use the method below, add 1¼ times the amount of water. See our guide for more details on how to cook brown rice. Short-grain rice for risotto, paella and rice pudding need the excess starch to make the final dish creamy, so don’t rinse it. For these dishes, the rice is cooked along with the other ingredients. What is the ratio of water to rice?For basmati and all kinds of white rice, we recommend a ratio of 1:2 when cooking on the stove. So this would mean for every 1 cup of rice, you add 2 cups of water. This quantity can easily be doubled or tripled for larger portions - just ensure that you are using a sufficiently large cooking pot as the rice swells in volume. More like this How to cook rice on the stove
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Is 2 cups of rice enough for 4 people?1 cup of rice will make 3 servings. 2 cups 6 servings. 2 cups of rice should easily serve 4 people.
How do you make rice in a rice cooker for 5 people?Rice Cooker. Rinse white rice grains with cold water.. Place 1 cup of rice in a rice cooker bowl.. Add 1 ½ cups of water.. Start cooking in the rice cooker. When rice finishes cooking, rice cooker will switch to 'keep warm' (after approx 15 minutes). Allow rice to stand for 5 minutes with the lid closed before serving.. How many cups of rice is good for 2 people?One cup of dry rice will make enough cooked rice for two to three adult servings. (Or two adults and two small children.) The cool thing about this recipe is it is proportional. Always use one part rice to two parts water.
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