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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Food of India: A Journey for Food Lovers

By Priya Wickramasinghe

Published 2005

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Basmati is a fragrant, long-grain rice that gets its unique flavour from the soil in which it is grown. We have cooked it by the absorption method but, if you prefer, you can add the rice to a saucepan of boiling water and boil the rice until ready.

Ingredients

  • 400 g (2 cups) basmati rice

Method

Rinse the rice under cold running water until the water running away is clear, then drain well.

Put the rice in a heavy-based saucepan and add enough water to come about 5 cm (2 inches) above the s