Raghavan Iyer

Absorption/Steeping Method

Preparation info

  • Makes

    3 cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Raghavan Iyer

Published 2008

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup Indian or Pakistani white basmati rice
  • 1½ teaspoons coarse kosher or

Method

  1. Place the rice in a medium-size saucepan. Fill the pan halfway with water, to cover the rice. Gently rub the slender grains through your fingers, without breaking them, to wash off any dust or light foreign objects, like loose husks, which will float to the surface. The water will become cloudy. Drain this water. Repeat three or four times, until the water remains relativel