how to cook white rice
How to Cook White Rice
Once you know the basic method of cooking white rice, you can make a variety of dishes like rice and curry, sushi, etc. at home. Here are different methods of making basic white rice at home.
- Take the measured amount of rice in a bowl. Fill the bowl with tap water and stir the rice. Tilt the bowl and drain the excess water out. Repeat the process until the water is clear.
- Now fill the cooking pot with rice and water equal to the rice plus 1.2 cup. For e.g. for 1 cup of rice, you should use 1 and ½ cup of water.
- Adding salt or butter to the rice while cooking is optional.
- Put the cooking pot in the rice cooker, cover and plug in the cooker.
- Most cookers will turn off once the rice is done, or once all the water gets converted into steam.
- Let the rice rest in the cooker for 5-10 minutes and then open the cover! Serve hot!
- Put the measured rice, and twice the water in a bowl. For e.g. 2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice.
- You should make sure that the rice and water mixture should reach just half the bowl, as the rice rises when cooked.
- You can add salt according to your wish.
- Cover the bowl with a paper plate so that the steam can escape.
- Cook on high power for 15 minutes.
- After the prescribed time, let it set for 5-10 minutes.
- Take it out and serve hot!
- Use 1 and ½ or 2 cups of water for 1 cup of rice.
- Put the measured water in a bowl and bring to boil.
- Salt or butter can be added to the water according to one's preference.
- When the water boiled, add rice to it. Bring to boil again.
- Now cover the pot and let the rice cook for 20-25 minutes.
- You should not open the lid as this will release the steam, leaving the rice uncooked.
- Turn the heat off, after prescribed time, and open the lid.
- Wait for 5-10 minutes for the rice to set. Serve hot!
- Wash rice according to aforementioned method.
- For 3 cups of rice, add 3 and ¼ cups of water.
- Add water in the washed rice and put in sushi rice cooker.
- Cover the lid and cook for 20 minutes.
- Let is set for 5-10 minutes after the prescribed time.
- Open the lid, take the rice out and mix it with the sushi rice vinegar to prepare sushi rice.
- Once the rice is cooked, you can follow the sushi recipe to complete the dish.