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How To Make Perfect Basmati Rice

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How To Make Perfect Basmati Rice

Preparing rice using this method is an excellent way of enjoying the taste of rice without the added worry of starch. And as an added bonus the rice comes out soft and fluffy, not lumpy and hard. For a detailed recipe, please click on the link: http://www.showmethecurry.com/2007/07/12/perfect-basmati-rice-2/ Preparing rice using this method is an excellent way of enjoying the taste of rice without the added worry of starch. And as an added bonus the rice comes out soft and fluffy, not lumpy and hard. For a detailed recipe, please click on the link: http://www.showmethecurry.com/2007/07/12/perfect-basmati-rice-2/

Step 1: Prepare The Rice And Water

Right we have two cups of Basmati rice which we have washed and soaked already for about half an hour.
And we have eight cups of water boiling, a liter approximately.

Step 2: Add The Rice To The Water

We're going to add our rice, soaked rice to the boiling water. It's important to remove all the water the rice has been soaking in first, because you don't want the cold water to bring down the temperature of your boiling water.Careful as bubbles come out and give it a little stir.

Step 3: Leave To Boil

And at this point, once the water has started boiling again, you're going to put on the timer for ten minutes to the dot and it's going to be ready.

Step 4: Top Tip

Cooking it uncovered is fine. We're going to stir it around a little bit. You may be wondering why we're using so much water for the amount of rice we're using. And that's because we're going to end up straining out the excess water at the end. This is a really healthy way of cooking since most of the starch in the rice gets removed at the end.

Step 5: Drain The Rice

It's been ten minutes now so we're going to take the rice to the sink and drain it out into the cullendar. Then we leave it in the sink for a couple of minutes.

Step 6: Serve

So there we have it. Perfect basmati rice.We have used basmati rice for its long grain and its fragrance.
But if you have any other type of rice you would rather use then you can use the same method.
So join us again on another episode of "Show me the Curry dot com" - Adding a pinch of spice to your life!

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  1. carter1971

    have you tried that new rice brand called the real basmati rice company. omg its 10 times better than my old favourite tilda.

  2. mangoes2020

    n order to succeed this recipe you have to use Diamond Pearl Basmati Rice. This is a Pure Indian Basmati rice. If you want more informations go on the website sonaimpex.net or send a mail at info(at)sonaimex.com

  3. paulp18

    after cooking, wash the rice thoroughly and place on a flat tray in a very low heat oven. Drizzle a little olive oil and stir occassionally for perfect results

  4. Anonymous

    Vitamin C is destroyed when boiled.

  5. Anonymous

    Except rice doesn't contain any vitamin c and barely any vitamin b anyway. You eat rice for the carbs, vitamins you get elsewere.

  6. Anonymous

    Draining the water is not healthy at all - first, when you drain the water you soaked the rice in ("to prevent the cold water from bringing down the temperature of the boiling water") most of the water soluble vitamins (C and the B group) are lost. Draining the leftover water in the end loses even more. The healthy way: After the rice is soaked, strain it and remove water, but do not discard it. Add more water to the removed water so that the total amount of water is about twice the volume of the unsoaked rice. (A little more than twice - 2.2 times is ideal, but if you have issues measuring odd amounts of water, twice is fine.) That is, if you had soaked say 2 cups of rice, make the total volume of water to be about 4-4.5 cups. Boil this water and proceed as shown in the video.