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.
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.
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.