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Home Cooking tips How to cook rice

How to cook rice

The easiest, foolproof way to cook rice is by the absorption method.

Allow 75g long grain or Basmati rice per person. Place the rice in a measuring jug and look at the measurement. You are going to add double this amount of water. Rinse the rice in a sieve under a running tap until the water runs clear.
Place the rice in a saucepan and add double the volume of water. Another good tip is that the water should be about a finger tip above the top of the rice.
Add a little salt if liked. Bring to the boil. Stir the rice, then cover with a tight-fitting lid and reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Do not be tempted to remove the lid during cooking.
When cooked, remove the lid and the rice should be perfectly tender with all the water absorbed. Fluff up the grains with a fork before serving.