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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Tricks on Cooking Rice

 water should reach the first line of your knuckle
You can cook rice by this nethod as shown in the photos. First you have to find a good variety like Jasmine or Japanese rice, Basmati etc.
1. Measure rice in cups, the size of pot depends on the amount of rice that you will cook. For example 2 cups of rice serves 4 persons.
2. In a pot, put rice and rinse in cold water 2 times by moving your fingers through the rice then drain.
3. Add water to the rice and measure the knuckle test as shown in the photos above, the first kunckle (don't dip your fingers in the bottom of the pot, middle fingertip will just dip on the surface of the rice.
4. If you're using the rice cooker - wipe the pot dry, set the rice to cook setting. If electric or gas stove bring the rice to boil, covered, when it boils uncover it then stir it once, then cover it and turn the heat to the lowest setting for about 10 min. Avoid burning the rice.
Fluuf rice before serving. You can also make fried rice.

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