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How to cook rice | Steamed Rice Recipe

How to cook rice | Steamed Rice recipe is 3 ingredient, pretty easy to make, vegan, Gluten free, a must food in almost every Indian home and across the country.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Keyword how to cook rice, how to make perfect steamed rice, steamed rice recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Author Lata Lala

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Long grain Basmati rice
  • 2 cups Water
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

  • To prepare perfect rice, rinse it well twice or thrice, till the water runs clear.
  • Soak rice for 20 minutes at least.
  • Meanwhile add 2 cups of water in a pan and switch on the stove. Bring it to boil and add salt. At this stage add ghee (optional), I haven't.
  • After that put soaked rice and stir once. Keep the flame on high for  few minutes as after adding the rice, the temperature of your water will drop significantly. So continue to cook it on high flame.
  • Once the water starts to absorb, reduce the flame and cover the rice with lid.
  • Maintain a steady simmer, and let it cook covered in the steam. After stipulated time turn off the heat, with the lid on, let it rest for a few minutes in the pan.
  • While serving use a fork or tail end side of rice spoon to gently fluff rice to make sure that the grains don't stick to each other.
  • Serve hot with with your choice of Chicken curry, Beetroot pomegranate raita and Waldorf salad.