Loose rice: how to cook it right? Video

To cook loose rice, you will need:

• a thick-walled saucepan with a volume of about 2 liters – it retains heat better, the rice practically does not burn in it;
• rice;
• water;
• salt.

First of all, you need to find the right kind of rice. Long grain rice is what you need. Experts recommend jasmine or basmati varieties. You can use parboiled rice, the grains of which are less brittle when cooked. It is not recommended to use round-grain varieties that have a higher carbohydrate content and, most importantly, are too soft.

Method number 1: classic

Measure out the required amount of rice. To prepare a side dish for 4 servings, 1 glass will be enough. Rinse the cereal thoroughly, changing the water up to 10 times. Ideally, the rice should be rinsed to clean water.

After washing the rice, transfer it to a saucepan and cover with hot water. Loose rice should not be cooked in cold water – so it will absorb a lot of water during cooking and will boil down a lot, you get just “rice for sushi”. Measure the exact amount of water so that you don’t have to add liquid when cooking, this can ruin the dish badly. The proportions depend on the type of rice you decide to cook. Long-grain “Asks” for one and a half to two glasses of water for a glass of cereal, medium grain – two – two and a half, round rice requires two and a half to three glasses of water, the same amount is needed to cook brown rice. If rice steamed, then for a glass of cereal you need two glasses of water, if wild – then three and a half glasses.

Salt the rice immediately and cover the pot with a lid.

A glass of rice will need a teaspoon of untop salt

We turn on the fire to the maximum. The water in the pot should boil quickly – almost immediately. Reduce heat to low and simmer rice over low heat for 15 minutes. You do not need to stir the rice or lift the lid.

When the cooking time is over, turn off the heat. Place one and a half tablespoons of ghee or butter on top of the cooked rice. Close the lid, leave the rice to infuse for 20 minutes. During this time, it will completely absorb the remaining small amount of water, while the grains will be covered with melted butter, which will give the rice an additional aroma and softer taste.

After 20 minutes, open the pot and you will see white crumbly rice, completely dry, grain by grain. We do not recommend washing such rice in any way, so you will only spoil it. If you want to add rice to your salad, cool it down first.

Method number 2: with soaking

This method requires preparation: in order for the rice to turn out friable, it must be washed, and then soaked in cold water for a day. Then we cook it in the same way as in the first method, only fill it with water so that it covers the rice by about two fingers. Salt, stir, close the lid and cook for about 10 minutes over low heat: due to soaking, the rice will cook faster. Then let the rice stand under the lid for 15 – 20 minutes, and can be served.

Another option is to pour boiling water over the rice for an hour or two, if the wait is too long for you.

Method number 3: without rinsing

It is believed that it is impossible to cook unwashed rice crumbly. After all, you need to wash off all the starch from the cereal, because of which the rice sticks together. However, this is not quite true.

First, heat some vegetable oil in a saucepan. Then add rice, and fry the cereals for a minute or two, stirring continuously. The rice will quickly take on a golden hue. Together with rice, you can add spices: turmeric, barberry. Fill it with boiling water so that the water covers the cereal two fingers from above. Be careful, water may splash! Salt, stir, reduce heat to low and cook for about 10 minutes.

This method is especially good when cooking long-grain rice, the round will behave differently.

To prevent rice from sticking together when cooking, follow these rules:

• accurately measure the amount of water. You can focus on the proportions that the manufacturer indicates on the package;
• pour rice only with hot or boiling water;
• before cooking, rinse it under running water several times until the water becomes completely transparent;
• do not add seasonings to the water with rice;
• while the rice is cooking, cover the pan with a transparent lid so that you can control the cooking process;
• simmer rice;
• during cooking, do not open the lid of the pan so that steam does not escape;
• after cooking, let the rice brew slightly under the lid.

For novice housewives, it can be quite difficult to cook crumbly rice. It seems that everything is done strictly according to the instructions, and washed several times, and water is added in the right proportion, and the rice is not stirred during the cooking process, but it still sticks together into porridge. In this case, a recipe for cooking friable rice in a bag may come in handy, because this is the easiest way to prepare this dish. He does not require special attention to himself. The main thing is to add enough water and remember to keep track of the time.

So, prepare the following ingredients:

• rice in cooking bags;
• water;
• salt.

Pour more water into a saucepan, add a little salt (a quarter teaspoon) and put a bag of rice there. Cook over medium heat for 18 minutes, until the rice is swollen, that is, cooked until tender. Carefully remove the bag with a slotted spoon or with your hands by the corner of the bag, being careful not to burn yourself.