How do you cook rice?

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Is it easy? Does it work?

I have set myself a 2022 target of learning how to cook rice, but I find it totally overwhelming?

How do you do it?

Twice times amount of liquid to white basmati rice . Brown rice needs different timings I think.

Bring liquid to boil, add rice. Bring it back to boil, put on pan lid, turn heat down to absolute minimum . Set timer for 10 minutes. No peeking, no stirring.

I microwave it - put rice in a bowl, cover with boiling water (about half a finger higher than the rice), covered with clingfilm which you pierce in a few places, cook for 12 minutes. It's always perfect. I couldn't cook it before this either.

LOL! I was about to post the same thing!

Heat a tablespoon of oil in the pan. Once very hot, add the rice (with a bit of salt and pepper). Stir the rice in the oil until coated (a few seconds). Add double the volume of boiling water and return to the boil. Cover the pan with a lid on top of a folded tea towel. Reduce the heat to minimum and cook for 12 - 13 minutes. Eat.

From my mother via the Katherine Whitehorn book 'Cooking in a Bedsitter'.

You have to start with decent rice! Good quality basmati - if you have an Asian store nearby go there (Tilda is ok) or if you have a supermarket with a good Asian section.

rinse and rinse the basmati in cold water until the water runs clear, and leave to soak in water

cook in boiling water until almost done then sieve and rinse in cold water

put about 2mm of water in the bottom of the pan and a teaspoon of oil, heat high

Pour back the rice and scoop it up into a pyramid shape

lid on - heat high.

leave for a minute or two then take kid off, drizzle some more oils around the edges then pour in about 1/4 cup of water - pop a tea towel over the pan and add the lid (tight). Tie tea towel over the top or it WILL catch fire.

pan down low and leave for at least 20 mins to steam

perfect rice yum yum.