How to cook rice
Some people still prefer to cook rice in a pot or traditional method. If rice is not your main staple but you love it and do not want to invest on rice cooker then this method will work best. Here is how to cook jasmined rice or steamed rice.
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Roland Premium Jasmine Rice from Thailand, 20-Pound Bag
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This Roland jasmine rice is exactly the same with jasmine rice you can found in Thailand or other southeast Asian countries. It's soft, fluffy and fragrant. High in fiber and great substitute for bread or mashed potatoes since it's 100% fat free.
How to cook steamed rice

- Prep Time: 10
- Total Time: 45
Ingredients
- jasmine rice
- pandanus leaf (2-3)
- water
Instructions
Put rice in a bowl and wash it in cold water. Use hands to rub the grains gently to remove husks, dust and any excess of starch. Drain and repeat the process about 3 times or until the water is clear.
Put rice and pandanus leaves in a heavy pot and cover with cold water. The water level should be about an index-finger joint above the rice. This is traditional measurement is always working.
Cover the pot with lid and bring it to a boil. When it's boiling, turn the heat down to low simmer. Cook the rice for about less or more 15 minutes.
If the water is absorbed. Remove from the heat and rest it about 10 minutes with cover in pot. Ready to serve.
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During cooking process do not stir the rice since it will breaks down the grains and releasing a lot of starch which can make sticky and gloppy rice.
Asian do not add salt to steamed rice since accompanying dishes are mostly seasoned very well.
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- I love rice done the persian way with a crust on the bottom. Very difficulz however without a rice cooker!
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- thanks for visiting. sound delicious the Persian rice
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- Nice lens I love rice so I should invest in a rice steamer
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