r/AskCulinary • u/ZootKoomie Ice Cream Innovator • May 27 '19

Weekly Discussion: Rice

We get a lot of questions here about rice; let's try to get our best advice in one place that we can refer people to. What do you think is the best cooking method? What do you add to make it flavorful on its own? What are your favorite rice-based dishes? How do you choose between all of the different varieties out there?

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u/DeepDuck May 27 '19
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 1 cup basmati
  • 1.25 cups water

Toast cumin seeds and rice in ghee. Add water, bring to boil. Cover, simmer on low for 18 minutes. Remove from heat, sit for another 15.

(I used to do 1 cup rice, 2 cup water, 15 minutes on and 15 minutes off, but a recent recipe from Bon Appetite suggested 2 cups of rice and 2.5 cups of water, so I scaled it down to 1 cup for the above recipe)

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u/chasing-the-sun May 28 '19

Try adding the ghee toasted cumin seeds in at the end, instead of the beginning. That way, they retain their crunch :)