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June 3, 2022 Dinner

How To Cook Fluffy Rice

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Here’s an easy step-by-step tutorial on how to cook rice that is perfectly fluffy, non-sticky, with well separated grains. It always comes out perfect and you will hopefully reduce buying pre-cooked rice/microwave rice from the supermarket.

Rice scooped up with a fork from a large bowl of fice

Now make rice so you can make this delicious Lemon Rice

Or pair it simple with the following dishes:

  • Daal Tadka recipe
  • Easy Chana Masala
  • Vegan Paneer Butter Masala
  • Vegan Palak Paneer
  • Easy One Pot Daal Recipe
  • Achinga Kaya Mezhukkupuratti – Green Bean Plantain Dish
Rice scooped up with a fork from a large bowl of fice

Fluffy Rice

This is a foolproof technique to cook perfect non-sticky rice to compliment your tadka daal, sambar or Chana Masala.
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Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Cook Time 13 minutes mins
Total Time 38 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup raw rice like basmati rice, jasmine rice etc.
  • 1 ¾– 2 cups water

Instructions
 

  • Take 1 cup of rice in a bowl and pour water into it.
  • Rinse this uncooked rice rubbing between your palms and save the water to water your plants.
  • Repeat several times until the water turns clear
  • Optionally, soak this rice in water for about 20-30 minutes.
  • Then, drain the water from the soaked rice.
  • Add the rice in a large pan with water covering enough so that when you lay you hand on top of the rice, your fingers are covered in the water.
  • Bring it up to boil, turn the heat down and cover with a lid and
  • Let this cook for about 8 minutes if soaked or 10 minutes if un-soaked.
  • After 8 or 10 minutes, turn off the heat and let it sit covered for 5 minutes.
  • Then remove the lid and fluff up the rice with a fork.
  • Serve with some daal or sambar or chana masala and enjoy!
Keyword fluffy rice, how to cook rice, Non-sticky rice, Rice
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  1. Athul says

    June 27, 2022 at 1:50 pm

    4 stars
    മലയാളി ആണോ ??.anyway short videos are awesome:)

    Reply
  2. Vidya says

    May 2, 2023 at 7:22 am

    4 stars
    Very nice recipe. Came non-sticky.

    Reply

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