Cooking Rice ...

[joggerjayne]

Pre-rinse the rice before cooking ?

... or no ?

[Answerprancer]

The most important thing with basmati in my experience:

1) Use two to one measures by volume (2 parts water, 1 part rice)
2) Gently bring to a simmer (5 min) then ruduce to a very low flame and heat (covered) for about 15 min
3) DO NOT STIR IT AT ALL (unless you want glue)

[snags]

^ Yep... and no peaking under the damn lid.

[joggerjayne]

Don't stir it ?

Oh.

Bit late for me to read that.

=0/

It smells okay, though. And there's enough to last me until the end of the week.

Yay.

[B00]

lifes too short. Grab a microwavable bag of it and ping it for 2 minutes- job done!

[joggerjayne]

Lid ???????

[ChuckFickens]

Cue discussion about the dangers of re-heating rice.......

[snags]

'lid'

Yes. You want steam in there...

[ChuckFickens]

queue even

[joggerjayne]

Reheating ?

I've done a huge panful.

Rice and chicken pasanda is on the menu now until Friday.

[snags]

Queue? Just how popular is jj's rice?

[jaydah]

Wash a t-cup of rice in jug. Pour out water to 1inch above rice, pinch of salt & microwave for 10mins. Leave aside to dry, then fork through.

[joggerjayne]

Cue a queue for my rice.

=0)

Okay, I'm going in.

If I'm not back later, I might have poisoned myself.

Cards and grapes c/o the Royal Sussex Hospital.

x

[boxtops]

microwave rice solves all these problems:
open packet
heat
eat

[ChuckFickens]

Being serious...

I wouldn't advise reheating rice cooked tonight up until Friday. get the extra in the fridge asap and it should be OK for a couple of days but make sure you heat it properly.

[B00]

Was way ahead of you up there Boxy ^

;-)

[jaydah]

surplus rice - make fried rice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CjQ9DOq0wY

[gingejbee]

Just discovered; there are more ways to cook rice than there are to skin a cat.

[Answerprancer]

You STIRRED it !
I bet it's all gluey !

[ChuckFickens]

"there are more ways to cook rice than there are to skin a cat."

Where did that phrase come from? why a cat?

[gingejbee]

I have no idea where it comes from but I've used it for donkeys years (no, don't know about that, either).