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how to cook rice perfectly recipe | cooked rice without pressure cooker | cooked white rice | how to cook rice on stove is a basic recipe cooked in many households almost everyday. Learn how to cook rice on stove.
To cook rice perfectly, 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.
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 white rice served with a dollop of ghee and myriad vegetables and accompaniments like Sambhar, Rasam and curd.
Here, we show you how to cook rice on stove the traditional way, through boiling and straining, which yields the perfect texture and whole, separated grains. To cook rice perfectly, certain prerequisites are to be followed like soaking it, draining it well and finally spreading on a plate to ensure that each grain of rice is separate.
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. Tamarind rice and Tomato rice are some famous South Indian delicacies made using cooked rice without pressure cooker.
Why restrict yourself only to traditional rice fare? This cooked white rice can also be used to make many more delicacies like Corn spinach and rice balls and Quick rice dosa.
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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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Nutrient values (Abbrv) per cup
Energy | 206 cal |
Protein | 3.4 g |
Carbohydrates | 39.1 g |
Fiber | 0.1 g |
Fat | 4 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 3.5 mg |
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