Description
A simple method for cooking fluffy basmati rice on the stovetop.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1.5 cups water
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon oil or butter
Instructions
- Rinse the basmati rice under cold running water until the water runs clear. This removes excess starch.
- Combine the rinsed rice, water, salt, and oil or butter in a medium saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Once boiling, immediately reduce the heat to the lowest setting.
- Cover the saucepan tightly with a lid.
- Simmer for 15 minutes without lifting the lid.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and let it stand, covered, for another 10 minutes.
- Fluff the rice gently with a fork before serving.
Notes
- Rinsing the rice is key to preventing sticky results.
- Do not lift the lid during the simmering time; this traps the steam needed for cooking.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 0.5 cup cooked
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 0.1g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: basmati rice, how to cook rice, white rice, stovetop rice, fluffy rice