How to cook rice

Cooking rice is the basic cooking in any asian cooking.

Ingredients

1. Rice - 500g
2. Salt as per taste
3. Water as required

Direction/Method

1. A good quality of rice which is meant only for cooking is required. Don’t buy rice which is used to make dosa and idli batter as it is not a good type of rice to cook. 
2. Take one big cup of Basmati rice as it gives a very good taste and it is sufficient for a family of 4 and for one time meal.
3. It is very important that rice is washed before it is cooked, to remove any starch or dust on the rice. Add water and wash it with hands.
4. Drain of the water.
5. Do it for couple of times until the rice is washed completely.
6. Before the rice is cooked, it is good to soak them in the water. If they are soaked for at least 20-30 minutes then the rice will be cooked evenly and it will be nice & soft. 
7. In the meantime, boil the water in a cooking pan. Add 4 cups of water for 1 cup of rice.
8. After 20 minutes, drain-off the water from the rice
9. When the water is hot enough, add soaked rice into pan and mix it well.
10. Add 1.5 teaspoons of salt and mix them well.
11. Close the lid half-way and keep cooking for 4 to 5 minutes. If you see the starch, floating on top, remove it. 
12. Cook the rice for about 90% and the way to check if it is cooked or not is to just take a rice grain and press it, it will be soft and easily break off. This means the rice is cooked for about 90%.
13. Strain the rice and ensure to strain the water as much as possible.
14. Next add the rice back into the cooking pan and spread the rice across all corners of the pan. 
15. Close the lid and this time, we will cook another 10%. One or two minutes of cooking is good enough.
16. If the rice has cooked, take out the serving plate and you can serve it with curries, sambar, rasam or anything that you like to have with.

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