Perfect Rice

[macca1970]

Rinse rice with cold water in a sieve.
Put some water in the kettle and switch on
Heat oil on med to high heat and stir fry rice for 1 min
Add a pinch of salt (you can also add some other seasoning/spices at this stage)
add hot water to just cover the rice by 1/4 inch and put lid on. Do not stir it
Turn down heat as low as it will go
Cook for around 10-12 mins then turn off heat and leave lid on for 5 mins - fluff up with a fork and enjoy!

[madfrank41]

Not alot of people know that, run cold water over the rice before you cook it.

[cdrwin]

Another thing my mrs does is use a vegatable stock cube in the rice while cooking, your tasste buds come alive when you taste the rice mmm.

[RobWi]

You can add a little finely chopped spring onion to the oil before adding the rice - just brown it a little to bring out the flavour. (Throw in a few peas and sweetcorn, chopped ham, cooked shrimps at the end and you have a meal!).

[mouho]

just do it...

[troublesafoot]

running the rice under the tap before hand washes some of the starch off it stopping it all stinking together and becoming stodgy.......NOT stiring is vital.

[sd69]

everytime i make rice it comes out hard except pudding rice in the oven now that is good

[zed]

You can also soak the rice in warm water for an hour before cooking. This makes the rice soft!

[MrRalvin]

Thanks for the tip. By perfect do you mean that the rice will remain firm. I hate soggy rice, but my wife thinks that soggy rice is perfect.

[aftermath]

my way is to put the basmati rice in a bowl of cold water and leave for 30 mins. Then drain off the water

meanwhile boil some water in a pan.

transfer the rice to the boiling water and boil between 4 and 5 mins, any longer and it will start to go too soft.

[tajci]

thats a good idea thanks

[wojtekgt]

i make your rice and it's taste great

[abi]

It is a healthier food to eat!!!!

[Mythrilman]

I don't rinse my rice. It looses all the minerals.

[latrieuphu]

just rinse a little bit, it's ok

[cdrwin]

rice is nice it tastes of kinda spice

[skywash]

I just open a tin of ambrosia nice, lol.