Name: Plain Long-Grain Rice (Barhiya chaaval)
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: enough long-grain rice to fill a glass measuring jug to the 425 ml/15 fl oz level; 570 ml/1 pint water; 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

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Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery

By Madhur Jaffrey

Published 2023

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This rice is slightly more elegant than that in the preceding recipe, mainly because it is washed and soaked before being cooked. These steps get rid of the starchy powder on the grains and help them to remain separate and unsplit.

Ingredients

enough long-grain rice to fill a glass measuring jug to the 425 ml/15 fl oz level

Method

Put the rice in a bowl and wash in several changes of water. Drain. Leave to soak in 1.25 litres/2 pints of water for 30 minutes. Drain thoroughly and leave in a sieve for 20–30 minutes.
Put the drained rice, salt and measured water in a heavy pot and bring to the boil. Cover with a very tight-fitting lid, reduce the heat to very, very low and cook for 25 minut

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