If you cook rice the 'Asian' way, how do you stop it boiling over?

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(If you boil unwashed Uncle Bens in too much water and then drain and fluff it, this thread is not for you).

I rinse the rice a few times. I put water to my first knuckle. I put it on a lowish heat with the lid on and leave it alone. When I see pits / mini-craters in the rice I turn off the heat and leave it, lid on, for 10 mins and then it's perfect.

The only problem is that it does boil over when it first reaches the boil and I have to lift the lid to let out some steam a few times until it settles down.

Too high heat?
Pan too small?

have i been living under a rock 😂 how are people cooking rice in a jug in the microwave??

have i been living under a rock 😂 how are people cooking rice in a jug in the microwave??

I dont understand the knuckle thing as measurement either, given that we all have different sized hands.

You know about popcorn don't you?

1:1 and a bit (1.5 for multigrain rice) cups rice, bang in the pot, cover, med heat 10 mins, if still got water or not cooked, 1 or two mins more and then off heat. Leave covered and then you’re done? No draining water

Important to check what sort of rice you're using .
Rice labelled "easy cook" is ,I believe ,par boiled and cooks more quickly than something not labelled easy cook
Tilda rice IME doesn't seem to need rinsing .
That said ,I use easy cook ,ratio twice as much warm water as rice ,large bowl cover with microwaveable cling film ,pierce 2 or 3 holes in film ,10 mins on high ,5 mins on half power ,leave covered for 5 and fluff.

Rinse rice and let it drain in a sieve whilst I get other stuff done. Come back, tip it in the rice maker (Yum Asia - I finally traded up from the loose lid £20 jobbie to a decent one because I didn't need to cook for 6+ at any given moment anymore), water to the knuckle as, despite everything else, adult human skeletons are very similarly sized around the fingers, bit more if I'm doing long grain/wholemeal/red/wild/whatever, push the button for the type of rice, set a delay timer if I want it, walk away and it beeps when it's ready.

Bigger pan.

There is also the brand of rice that you buy.
I buy AAA Mai Thai jasmine rice.