Name: How to Cook Basmati Rice | Rice Cooking Method
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Basmati Rice; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1.5 cup Water

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How to Cook 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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1. 📖 Recipe Card

2. How to Cook Basmati Rice | Rice Cooking Method

3. How to Cook Basmati Rice (Draining Method)

4. How to Cook Basmati Rice (Absorption Method)

5. Tips & Tricks

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 one day 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

The key point you have to remember when cooking basmati rice by draining method is, you have to always stand near it and also keep on tasting the rice, so you never end up in mushy sticky rice.

Instructions for How to Cook Basmati Rice

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..
Let it soak for a minimum of 15 mins, you can soak it up to 1 hour max.
Now drain the rice, take it in a sauce pan. Cover with 1.5 cup of water, add some salt and mix well.
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.
Now open it and fluff it with a fork. Cover the pot again and leave to sit for 15 mins.
Now you can fluff it and serve or use in your cooking.

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How to Cook Basmati Rice | Rice Cooking Method

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

Cook Time: 20

soaking time: 30

Total Time: 55

Servings: servings

Calories: 338kcal

Ingredients

▢ 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.

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How to Cook Basmati Rice (Draining Method)

Wash and soak basmati rice for 1 hour

Take water in a sauce pan and bring it to a boil

Add in salt

add in the drained rice

mix well

cook it on high heat..

after 3 mins it will look like this

now keep on cooking

the rice will elongate
If you want for biryani, drain when the rice has little bite to it,
If you want to cook for fried rice, cook for 1 more min..
I made this for having it with curry, so cooked it a bit more..

remove from heat

drain it

i covered it with a plate

now the rice is perfect and fluffy..You can eat it now..

enjoy..

How to Cook Basmati Rice (Absorption Method)

I never thought that i will share a post for cooking rice, even though i have a post for cooking rice for biryani. But i thought this is a basic recipe which many of us struggle..I have shared cooking rice by draining method, so i decided to share how to cook rice by absorption method. 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. Hope you will try this out, and i used this rice to make a delicious chicken stir fry rice, so check it as well..

Ingredients to Basmati Rice

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

How to cook Basmati Rice

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..Let it soak for a minimum of 15 mins, you can soak it upto 1 hour max.
Now drain the rice, take it in a sauce pan. Cover with 1.5 cup of water, add some salt and mix well.
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.
Now open it and fluff it with a fork. Cover the pot again and leave to sit for 15 mins.
Now you can fluff it and serve or use in your cooking.

How to Cook Basmati Rice step by step picture

Measure your rice

Use a good quality basmati rice

Wash them well in several changes of water

Soak them for 30 mins

Drain them

Add it to a sauce pan

cover with water

add salt to taste

Mix well

Heat it and bring to a boil

Once it boils

cover with a lid and simmer for 12 to 15 mins

Now the rice has absorbed all the water

Fluff it gently

cover again and let it stand for 15 mins this makes the rice fluffy

Serve with curries or you can use this in fried rice

Tips & Tricks

For making dum biryani add 1 cup water to 1 cup rice. Since you will be cooking it again during the dum process.
For making fried rice add 1.5 cup of water to 1 cup rice.
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.

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