Cooked Rice

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कुक्ड राईस - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Cooked Rice in Hindi)

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While rice is a popular staple all over Asia, it is all the more indispensable in South India where it forms the basis of the meal, especially during lunch time. Lunch, in a South Indian home, revolves around cooked rice served with a dollop of ghee and myriad vegetables and accompaniments like Sambhar , Rasam and curd. Cooked rice is also used to make other recipes, colloquially known as ‘Mixed Rice’ or ‘Variety Rice’ dishes – that is, rice perked up with a traditional tempering and flavoured with ingredients like lemon, roasted coconut, sautéed veggies, freshly powdered masalas, etc. Here, we show you how to make Cooked Rice the traditional way, through boiling and straining, which yields the perfect texture and whole, separated grains. Alternatively, you can also cook the rice in a Pressure Cooker .

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Soaking Time: 30 Mins. Preparation Time: 1 mins Cooking Time: 15 mins Total Time: 16 mins 4Makes 4 cups (4 cup )
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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups raw rice (chawal)
1 tbsp oil
salt to taste

Method

Wash the rice thoroughly and soak in 3 cups of water for 30 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
Boil a vesselful of water, add 1 tbsp of oil and salt.
Add the rice to the boiling water and cook till the rice is cooked, stirring once or twice in between.
Pour into a colander and let the water drain out.
Serve hot or spread on a flat surface till it is cool.
Use as required.

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What is cooked rice made of?

Cooked rice is made of 1 1/4 cups raw rice (chawal), 1 tbsp oil and salt to taste.

How to soak rice

To soak rice, we need 1 1/4 cups raw rice (chawal). Whether purchasing rice in bulk or in a packaged container, make sure that there is no evidence of moisture and dirt in the rice. The grains should look uniform in shape, size and colour.
Clean and wash the rice thoroughly with enough water.
Add 3 cups of water to the rice and soak it for 30 minutes.

Drain the rice using a strainer. Disacrd the water and and keep the rice aside.

How to cook rice perfectly

To cook rice perfectly recipe | cooked rice without pressure cooker | cooked white rice | how to cook rice on stove, boil a vesselful of water in a deep pan.Using a deep pan is advisable as there is enough space for ricr to boil and cook.
Add 1 tbsp oil. This is to avoid the grains of the rice from sticking to each other.
Add salt to taste.
Add the soaked and dained rice to the boiling water.

Cook till the rice is soft and cooked, while stirring once or twice in between. Stirring is necessary to preven the rice from sticking to the pan.
Pour cook rice perfectly recipe | cooked rice without pressure cooker | cooked white rice | how to cook rice on stove into a colander and let the water drain out. Leave it for a minute.
Serve cook rice perfectly recipe | cooked rice without pressure cooker | cooked white rice | how to cook rice on stove hot.
Alternatively, spread the rice on a flat surface till it is cool. This is step is necessary if the rice is to be used to make pulaos and biryanis.