How to Cook Basmati Rice

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How to Cook Basmati Rice

 I never thought that i will share a post for cooking rice, even though i have a post for cooking rice for biryani. But oneday when i was making fried rice, i happened to take some pictures of the rice which i made for that. I loved the picture a lot, i just want to share a post using that picture. And also i got mails from viewers asking me how i cook my rice for fried rice. So i thought this post will be useful.

Ingredients for How to Cook Basmati Rice

• Basmati Rice - 1 cup
• Salt - ½ tsp to ¾ tsp
• Water - 1.5 cup

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How to Cook Basmati Rice Recipe

How to Cook Basmati Rice Recipe with step by step pictures. This rice is a beautiful variety of rice - which is fragrant, long grained so it should be cooked in special way. Follow these steps to cook perfectly a Basmati Rice.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

soaking time 30 mins

Total Time 55 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 2 servings

Calories 338 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 cup Basmati Rice
• ▢ ½ tsp Salt
• ▢ 1.5 cup Water

Instructions

 

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  Take rice in a bowl and wash it really well with different changes of water. Now take it in a bowl and cover with water..
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  Let it soak for a minimum of 15 mins, you can soak it upto 1 hour max.
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  Now drain the rice, take it in a sauce pan. Cover with 1.5 cup of water, add some salt and mix well.
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  Bring this to a boil, cover the pot and simmer to the lowest flame. Cook this for 12 to 15 mins by which time the rice must have absorbed all the water.
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  Now open it and fluff it with a fork. Cover the pot again and leave to sit for 15 mins.
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  Now you can fluff it and serve or use in your cooking.

Notes

1)For making dum biryani add 1 cup water to 1 cup rice. Since you will be cooking it again during the dum process.

2)For making fried rice add 1.5 cup of water to 1 cup rice.

3)For serving it with curries, you can follow this proportion itself, but if you want little more softer rice, you can add upto 1 ¾ cup of water to 1 cup of

rice. You can even add 2 cup of water to 1 cup of rice as well.

Nutrition Facts

How to Cook Basmati Rice Recipe

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 338 Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 0.2g1%

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g

Sodium 595mg26%

Potassium 106mg3%

Carbohydrates 74g25%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 0.1g0%

Protein 7g14%

Calcium 32mg3%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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