Cooking Tips
Measure carefully.
Cover tightly, do not lift lid while cooking. Steam cooks rice.
Time accurately.
If rice is sticky, reduce cooking liquid, cover tightly.
If more separate grains are desired...sauté in small amount of margarine before cooking, then add liquid and cook as directed.
Liquids other than water can be used to cook rice including
chicken/beef/vegetable stocks, bouillon, consommé or fruit/vegetable
juices diluted with water.
Basmati Rice
The grains of basmati rice are much longer than they are wide, and they
grow even longer as they cook. They stay firm and separate, not sticky,
after cooking. Basmati rice is available both as a white rice and a brown rice. Brown rice takes longer to cook than white, about 30 minutes as opposed to 10. Due to the high amount of starch
clinging to the rice grains, many cooks wash this rice before cooking
it. Soaking it for half an hour to two hours before cooking makes the
grains less likely to break during cooking.
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