Boiled Rice

Chinese boiled rice, the daily staple, is done in such a way that when the rice is cooked, all the water is absorbed, and hence the natural fragrance and taste of rice is retained. The crux of the matter is, therefore, the correct proportion of water to rice. What is known as the near-foolproof Chinese method of measuring the right amount of water goes like this: put the rinsed rice in a saucepan, stand an index finger on the surface of the rice, then add cold water until it comes up to abo