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| Instructions for Steamed Rice (Serves 2-4) |
Using a rice cooker is a simple and effective way to cook rice. Many rice cookers keep the rice warm after it is cooked. There's no need to watch the rice cooker since this appliance comes with an automatic timer that clicks when the rice is ready.
- Measure the rice with a cup and put it into your cooking pot. Most of the time, rice cooker boxes will have a cup inside or you can use your own scooper for measurement.
- One cup of uncooked rice will generate roughly one and a half cups of cooked rice.
- Measure the water. Most rice cooker instructions recommend cold water. How much water you add depends on what kind of rice you're cooking and how moist you prefer it. One rule of thumb is to fill the cooking pot with the same amount of cups of rice you used, with an additional 1/2 cup. For example, if you made 2 cups of rice, pour in 2 1/2 cups of water.
- For Indian style rice like Basmati it is ok to add bay leaves or cardamom pods directly to the rice cooker to enhance the flavor.
- Add a little bit of salt, butter or oil at this time, if desired.
- Try to get any rice grains around the pot back into the water and level out the rice. Wipe the outside of the pot with a cloth or rag.
- Place the pot into the rice cooker. Cover it, plug the cooker in, and press the switch to turn it in. The switch will click, like a toaster, when the rice is done. In some cookers, the rice will be warmed until you unplug the cooker.
- Don't lift the lid to check on the rice. The cooking process depends on the development of steam inside the pot, so letting steam escape by opening the lid may result in improperly cooked rice.
- The rice cooker automatically turns off when the rice is cooked.
- Use a non-stick spoon that will not scratch the inside of the pot to stir and "fluff" the rice after it's done. The best tool for this purpose is a plastic rice paddle that comes with most rice cookers. To keep the rice from sticking to the paddle, dampen the paddle with cold water.
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| Instructions for Spiced Rice |
- Rinse the rice with cold water and drain
- Heat the vegetable oil in a pot and cook the onion until tender
- Add garlic and sauté for another minute
- Add cardamom, coriander, cinnamon, cloves and ginger
- Sauté for another minute
- Add the rice and sauté until rice begins to brown, approximately 5 minutes
- Add water, bay leaf, peas and salt
- Cover and simmer over low heat until rice is cooked, approximately 15 minutes
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Rice Recipe
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Ingredients for Spiced Rice
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2 cups basmati rice
1 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 green cardamom pods
1 teaspoon crushed coriander seeds
1 cinnamon stick
8 cloves
1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
4 cups water
1 bay leaf
Salt to taste
2 cups fresh green peas
Ground pepper to taste
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