How to cook basmati rice
You will need - 1 glass of basmati, 3 glasses of water
1. Sort the basmati rice, put in a fine sieve. Rinse under running water for a long time until the water becomes clear. Only cold water is needed for rinsing, hot starch blinds and, accordingly, makes the rice sticky.
2. Put the basmati in a deep container, pour 500 ml of water. Leave in this state for 1 hour.
3. Drain the water from the basmati and leave at room temperature for 10 minutes.
4. Pour the product into a saucepan, pour boiling water (for one glass of rice you need to take 3-4 glasses of water), salt to taste (0.5-1 teaspoon of salt), add spices.
5. On low heat, bring the contents of the pan to a second boil, cook for 5 minutes with regular stirring (without soaking - 10-15 minutes).
6. Reduce the heat to the very minimum (the water should only slightly bubble), cover the pan, cook for another 10 minutes, then leave for 10 minutes.
Your basmati is ready!
This type of rice should not be boiled for longer than the specified time, otherwise the grain will begin to release starch, which will lead to the formation of a sticky consistency - you will get porridge. In addition, overexposed basmati rice can burn to the bottom of the saucepan.
Rice Cooking Situations
If the rice turns out like porridgeThere are several options:
1. If rice is being prepared, for example, for pilaf or other dish where crumbly rice is critical, then it is necessary to cook the rice from scratch. If all the cooking conditions have been met, you should take another rice suitable for the dish for cooking.
2. "Porridge" in the morning can be fried with an egg, or cook a rice casserole.
3. Boiled rice is suitable for cooking stuffed peppers or cabbage rolls.
4. You can also cook soup on rice "porridge".
Do I need to stir the rice when cooking
Not only is it unnecessary, but also impossible. If you stir the rice during cooking, it turns into porridge.
What to do with undercooked rice
If the rice has been cooked for the prescribed time and under a closed lid, add a quarter glass of water and cook for another 3 minutes. Then taste the rice and repeat if necessary.
If it turns out that the cooked rice yesterday turned out to be dry, boil the rice with water and oil - it will become softer after 5-7 minutes of cooking.
If the cooled rice for sushi turned out to be undercooked, then it is almost impossible to cook it, because its property to stick together after additional cooking will not be restored.
What to do if the pot is out of water and the rice is not ready yet
If the water has evaporated, and the rice is dry, you need to add boiling water (half a glass of boiling water for 1 glass of rice), without stirring the rice, and cook the rice for another 3-4 minutes, then taste it.
How to color your rice
You can color the rice by adding spices. To turn the rice yellow, you need to add curry or turmeric (for 1 cup of raw cereal - 1 heaped teaspoon). To cook burgundy rice, after boiling it is recommended to fry it with a small amount of beets (1 glass of rice - 1 medium beet). For an original serving, you can cook part of the rice yellow, part burgundy - and mix or serve on a plate next to it.
Rice cooking proportions
How much rice do you need for 2 and 4 servingsFor 4 large portions of rice garnish, 1 cup of cereal is enough.
How many times does rice increase during cooking?
When boiling, rice increases in volume by 3 times. The weight is about the same - from 150 grams of raw cereals you get 400-430 grams of boiled rice.
About rice storage
How to store boiled riceRice is kept covered for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.
There is old rice, can I boil it
If the rice is old, it will most likely be porridge, it is not recommended to rinse such rice, it is better to use it for mashed soups and cereals.
Rice varieties and cooking times
By grain type:- Long-grain rice: thin grains, up to a centimeter long, does not stick together during cooking, eaten with meat or fish. Cook for 20 minutes, the proportion of water and long grain rice - for 1 cup of rice 2 cups of water.
- Medium-grain rice: small grains half a centimeter long, oval, cooked in soups, paellas and risottos, cereals and pilaf. More viscous when cooked. Cook translucent medium-grain rice for 15 minutes, then leave under the lid for 10 minutes. Soak white medium-grain rice in water for 20 minutes, then cook in the same water for 15 minutes. The proportions of water and medium grain rice - for 1 cup of rice 2.25 cups of water.
- Round grain rice - rice with round grains, sticks well during cooking, so it is ideal for making sushi and casseroles. Cook for 20 minutes after boiling. The proportions of water and round grain rice - for 1 cup of rice 2.5 cups of water, because it absorbs moisture very well.
About the benefits of rice
The benefits of riceUnpolished rice is considered the most useful because many vitamins and amino acids are contained in the shell of rice.
Children from 5 months can be offered rice in rice porridge.
Rice processing - and the benefits
- White rice: polished rice that has lost a significant part of its useful properties.
- Rice with a yellowish tinge - parboiled rice, in which useful qualities are preserved. Parboiled rice does not stick together during cooking, but it may be inferior to other types of rice in taste.
- Brown rice: the most useful rice, it is taught from childhood, it contains the most useful vitamins and amino acids. Perfect rice for a child.
- Wild rice: black rice and long grains, high in vitamins, minerals and fiber.
Energy value of boiled rice
The calorie content of boiled rice is 100 calories / 100 grams.
Price rice - from 65 rubles / 1 kilogram (data on average in Moscow for June 2020).
Rice and development
2 well-known companies started their history with the production and processing of rice. The Japanese company Sony invented the rice cooker in 1946, one of its first inventions. And Korean Samsung made rice flour in the 1930s.