Cook long grain rice for 20 minutes.
How to cook long grain rice
Products
Long grain rice – 1 cup
Water – 1,5 glasses
Butter or vegetable oil – 1 tablespoon
Salt – 1 pinch
Preparation
1. Thoroughly rinse 1 cup of rice in a sieve.
2. Pour 1,5 cups of cold water over the rice. The water should cover the rice by 2 centimeters.
3. Add salt to the saucepan to taste.
4. Close the pot tightly with the lid and turn on the hotplate at maximum power for 5 minutes.
5. Reduce heat to low and cook rice for 15 minutes.
6. After this time, turn off the heat and let the rice stand under the lid for 5 minutes.
7. Remove the lid, add 1 tablespoon of butter or vegetable oil to the rice, stir and close the pan with the lid again for 3 minutes.
8. Remove the lid and divide the rice into portions.
How to rinse rice without a sieve
1. Pour 1 cup of rice into a thick-walled saucepan, add cold water, mix well.
2. Drain the water.
3. Repeat the procedure 5-7 times until the water becomes clear.
Delicious facts
1. Long grain rice is a type of rice whose grain length exceeds 6 millimeters.
2. Dinner rice retains its shape during cooking and does not stick together.
3. This type of rice is ideal for cooking pilaf, salad, side dishes.
4. Long grain rice can be white or brown.
5. The best varieties of white long-grain rice are “Thai Jasmine” and “Basmati”.
6. Parboiled long grain rice has a yellowish tint due to steaming.
7. Nutritionists advise arranging fasting rice days for those who want to lose weight, since rice contains little sodium, which retains water in the body.
8. The average cost of long-grain rice in Moscow in June 2017 is from 65 rubles / 1 kilogram.
9. The calorie content of rice is 365 kcal / 100 grams.
10. Cooked rice can be stored for 3 days in the refrigerator in a container with a lid.