Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Perfect Boiled Rice

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
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The Settler's Cookbook

By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Published 2009

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Ingredients

  • Basmati rice
  • Salted water

Method

  • Boil lots of salty water as you would to make pasta.
  • Wash the rice in a sieve, running water through it.
  • Throw the rice into boiling water and cook for five to six minutes – it should be just softer than al dente. Don’t let it cook to soggy.
  • Pour all the water out through the sieve.
  • Return rice to the pot.
  • Cover and turn hea