How to cook perfect rice

A Question that I am often asked when hosting a dinner party is “how do you cook your rice so perfectly?” What I can tell you, is that it is not as simple as it looks and I remember during my early cooking days having at least one or two bin-able rice disasters! We eat rice fairly often and my product of choice is Tastic Basmati Rice, which may be the slightly more expensive option but in my opinion its worth it.

How to cook perfect rice by Fiona Rossiter

Ingredients:

{Serves 4-6 people}

• 2 Cups Basmati Rice
• 1litre Cold Water
• 1 tsp Maldon Salt

Begin by heating the water in a pot over a high heat, to bring it up to boiling point. Meanwhile soak your rice in cold water, fill the bowl so that the water just covers the rice. Soak the rice for 8 minutes. When the water has reached boiling add the salt. Drain your rice in a sieve or colander and rinse under cold water. Place the drained rice into your boiling water and partially cover, immediately lower the temperature to a medium heat or simmering temperature. The key here is to not allow your rice to boil rapidly. Cook the rice over this medium-low heat for 6 minutes or until just al dente.

Remove pot from the heat and drain the rice into a rice colander. Place 500ml water into your pot and rest the colander above the water, cover and place your pot back on the stove over a high heat to allow the rice to steam. Steam the rice for a further 5-6 minutes until perfectly fluffy. Serve as an accompaniment to your favourite stew or curry.

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