How to Cook Basmati Rice
Long grain rice cooks perfectly using this quick and easy method! Here’s how to cook basmati rice (both brown and white).
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 3 cups 1x
- Category: Essentials
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Basics
Ingredients
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- 1 cup brown or rice long grain / basmati rice
- 6 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Rinse the rice: Using a strainer, rinse the rice under cold water, then drain it completely.
- Boil the rice using the “Pasta Method”: In a saucepan over high heat, bring the water to a boil. Add the rice, stir once, and continue to boil uncovered, bubbling rapidly, for 9 to 12 minutes for white rice or 18 to 25 minutes for brown rice. Taste a grain of rice; if it is tender, remove the pan from the heat, then pour the rice into the strainer.
- Steam the rice: Return the rice to the pot (without the heat). Cover the pot and allow the rice to steam for 5 minutes. Uncover and fluff the rice with a fork. Stir in the kosher salt.
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