Rice is a food that is generally easy to prepare, and there are still some who do not succeed in this task.
On the MSN website we gave some tips on how to make perfect rice every time, so if you follow their steps exactly - you will probably succeed in the task too.
We are already waiting for a bite.
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1) Wash the rice: Yes, we know, it's a bit of a pain, but it's worth it.
Rinsing cleans the rice of its dusty starches, which can make the rice too sticky.
2) Remember the doses: for most types of rice you will need to use one and a half to two cups of water for each cup of rice (check the package you purchased to verify the amounts).
It's all a question of dosage.
Rice with lemon, photo: Thinkstock Photos
3) Boil the water in advance: don't forget - as soon as the water boils in the pot, you need to mix the rice with a little salt.
Don't forget that you can even add butter to the dish - which will improve it wonders.
4) Did you add the rice to the boiling water?
Excellent, now their temperature drops significantly.
It's okay, it's supposed to happen - don't put out the fire.
Let the water return to another, small boil, otherwise you run the risk of the water stopping boiling faster than the rice needs.
5) Do not remove the lid from the pot.
It is true that this is something that is very tempting to do, but leave it on the pot, because that way the heat in it decreases gradually and not all at once.
let him rest
Preparing rice, photo: Itiel Zion
6) Check the pot after 18 minutes, and if necessary - you can wait another minute or two, so that the pot continues to cook.
Let the rice be your indicator of its doneness levels, not the boiling water (making brown rice? Check the pot after 30 minutes).
7) Leave him alone: you have finished preparing the rice, what fun.
Turn off the heat, replace the lid, and let the rice rest for a few minutes in its steaming pot.
Patience is a virtue, friends.
8) Stir the pot.
Take a fork, and gently mix the rice so that the grains do not stick to each other.
Sometimes even plain rice is wonderful, photo: Getty Images
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