How To cook Basmathi Rice Recipe
This is a very basic post , but cooking the rice to perfection enhances, that the dish is perfectly made either Fried rice or Dum Biryani . Off to the recipe now .
How To cook Basmathi Rice
Ingredients:
- Basmathi Rice - 3 cups
- Salt - To taste
- Oil - 1 tsp
- Water - As needed
Method:
Take a heavy bottom pan and add water , salt , oil and bring it to a boil .
Take the basmathi rice in a bowl , wash it . Drain water and set aside for 30 minutes .
Add the rice to the water and bring the contents to a rapid boil .
Check the rice and allow it to be cooked till soft . Cook it till 80 % done , If it is overcooked it will turn mushy .
Filter the rice using a strainer and run the rice in cold water . Fluff it with a spatula . This seperates the rice from sticking to each other .
Now the rice is cooked and ready to be made in to a fried rice or use this to make Dum Biryani .
Enjoy this rice with a curry of your choice .