Tips For Cooking Rice

Every homemaker knows how to cook rice but below given tips may useful for further improving its quality.

1) Many homemakers are habitude to roughly wash the rice. Remember never rub the rice much while washing it. Due to that all of those proteins, vitamins and minerals in rice washed away. Wash the rice for 2-4 times or until the water runs clear.

2) After washing, let it soak in water for 15-20 minutes and drain. This will remove the starch and helps to remain each grain separate.

3) If we added a few drops of lemon juice while cooking, rice becomes white and remains separate.

4) Always use sufficiently larger size of vessels considering the rice triple in volume when cooked.

5) The quantity of water to be used for cooking depends upon the type and the quality of rice. If rice is fully aged (old rice) then generally for 1 cup of rice we have to add 2 cup of water. If you are cooking new rice, you need to use less water than regular amount otherwise your rice will get soggy and not fluffy.

6) To reheat leftover refrigerated rice in pressure cooker: Sprinkle a little water on the rice. Put little water in the bottom of cooker, then the tray, then rice on top. Close the lid of cooker. Bring to full cooking pressure on high heat and then turn off the heat.