Excellent basmati rice

Votes: 48

Time: 55 min.

Fragrant, fluffy basmati rice is a wonderful side dish for Indian dishes, chicken, or vegetables in sauce. This recipe will teach you how to cook this simple rice properly, ensuring it's perfectly cooked grain by grain. The key to success is thoroughly washing the basmati rice and removing any starch. Follow the step-by-step instructions, and you'll have the most delicious side dish.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

1 tbsp. basmati rice
1 and 3/4 cups water
A large pinch of salt

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

This is the most important part: rinse the rice! Place the rice in a large bowl and cover with clean, room-temperature water. Run your hand through the water and rice; the water will become cloudy. This is all the starch we need to remove so the rice is fluffy, not sticky, like in Chinese and Japanese cuisine. According to Indian wisdom, such rice facilitates digestion..
After rinsing the rice by hand for about a minute, drain the water, being careful not to spill the rice. Repeat this process until the water runs clear. Three to four times is usually sufficient.

Fill the bowl again with water and soak the rice for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, drain the water. Pour 1 3/4 cups of water into a medium saucepan, add a pinch of salt, and bring to a boil.
Add the rice, stir, and wait until the water returns to a full boil. Then reduce the heat to low and cover the pan with a lid. Cook the rice for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, turn off the heat. Let the rice sit for 5 minutes. Fluff it with a fork; you'll see that each grain of rice has become slightly longer and is fluffy throughout. Excellent results!
Exit: 4 tbsp.