![]() ![]() ![]() If you bought rice at markets from a sack, rinse for hygiene purposes and also can be excessively starchy. With the correct rice to water ratio (1 cup rice to 1.5 cups water) and the cooking method set out in the recipe below, the rice will be fluffy without rinsing the rice. Gummy rice – are you sure you measured the water and rice properly? OR did you rinse the rice but forget to reduce the water? (See Note 1) OR did you try to make a vast amount of rice in a tiny saucepan?Ĭommon questions Do you have to rinse the rice to make it fluffy? You end up with undercooked insides, or overcooked outside with just cooked inside. Rice will have taken longer than 12 minutes. Rice not cooked evenly – heat was not high enough OR you didn’t bring it to the boil before putting lid on. Overflow during cooking (when you get starchy water running down the side of the pot) – either lid is not heavy/tight fitting enough, heat is too strong, or saucepan is too small (ie water level too high = overflow)īurnt base – heat too high (see video for proof of clean pot base!). How to cook Basmati Rice – TROUBLESHOOTING Use a rubber paddle (pictured above and in video) or rice paddle. The grains absorb the liquid while it’s resting andĭO NOT fluff with fork – it will break the long grains. Reason: if you try to cook too much rice in a small saucepan, the rice cooks unevenly and rice at the bottom tends to be stickier īring to boil without lid on – this helps with even cooking by bringing the water up to the correct temperature before placing the lid on to steam ĭO NOT PEEK while it’s on the stove – causes steam to escape which results in uneven cooking ġ0 minute rest is essential – Rice fresh off the stove is wet, sticky and hasn’t finished cooking. Right pot size – use a medium saucepan (as pictured in video) for up to 2 cups of rice. Heavy / tight fitting lid – loose or lightweight lid results in loss of water when it overflows, as well as steam When entire surface is bubbly and foamy, place lid on, turn down to medium low and cook 12 minutes No fussing with draining rice from giant pots of boiling water.īring to simmer on medium high without the lid This method I’m sharing today is simple, fuss free and yields fluffy basmati rice every time. Most people use 1 3/4 cups of water or even 2 cups of water, AND they rinse the rice which makes it waterlogged and makes the mushy rice problem even worse. The correct rice to water ratio is 1 : 1.5 (1 cup of rice to 1.5 cups of water). ![]() The biggest mistake most people make which results in gluey rice is using the wrong rice to water ratio. Also see How to Cook: White rice | Jasmine Rice | Brown Rice How to cook Basmati Rice ![]()
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