Category "rice"

Is there a trick for separating still-hulled rice grains?

I make a lot of bulk brown rice so occasionally I'll come across the grain that is still hulled, and chomping down on those is never fun. Is there a quick way t

Is it safe to eat white rice that turned blue/purple in the fridge?

I left the rice overnight in the fridge and it smells fine, and a sample tasted fine but the color looks unappetizing. Is it safe to eat? In response to the co

Sushi using brown rice

I want to make sushi but I'm not going to buy any more rice then I already have, which is brown. my first couple experiments didn't work. What should I do to ro

How much water to add to rice cooker when cooking brown rice?

I usually use 1.5 cups of water for every cup of 'white basmati' rice. Today I used 4 cups of water for 1 cup of 'brown basmati' rice and it came out a bit wat

Do potatoes and rice lose significant amount of fiber when overcooked?

I overcooked both brown rice and potatoes today, both boiling. The skin on the potatoes was intact even though I overcooked it but too soft. Does that mean the

How many wash cycles should I aim for when washing brown rice?

I was told that I'm supposed to keep washing the brown rice with water, empty the pot out, and repeat until the water doesn't become foggy anymore to get rid of

Make quinoa sticky like rice?

I make a nice curry, and for presentation I would like to place the quiona on top of curry as shown in this picture: But to be able to do that, my quiona need

How long will glutinous rice flour keep unopened?

I have one unopened bag of glutinous rice flour, it's 1 year old, I know rice keeps well for a very long time and was wondering if this also applies to rice flo

What is the minimal set of ingredients that English rice pudding can be made with?

While reading the Wikipedia article on rice pudding, my curiosity has gotten the better of me. Clearly, any flavourings, spices, toppings or sweeteners will be

How to ensure rice from rice cooker becomes dry?

I'm adding 1.5 cups of water for 1 cup of basmati rice to my rice cooker. I don't think the amount is the problem. It's not very watery but it can feel a littl

Why does rice go bad next day?

I'm using a rice cooker to cook rice and I find the very next day it starts to increasing smell bad and I feel like puking just smelling it. Not sure what the

Why do Americans have butter in their rice? [closed]

I just read a few articles about cooking rice targeted at Americans ("take one cup of rice...") and in many comments people mentioned adding b

Should parboiled rice be washed/rinsed before cooking?

Should parboiled rice be washed or rinsed before cooking? If yes, on average how many times it should be washed. Should it be rinsed in water for more than 10 m

Rice Cooker Technology Best Suited for White Basmati Rice?

This is my staple food and unfortunately my 25 year old National rice cooker just died. The crop of new models are bewilderingly complex--most troubling is tha

My sushi rice comes out chewy on top, mushy on the bottom

I recently moved & my new crappy stove won't cook my sushi rice correctly. My old stove cooked it perfectly according to the package directions: 1 1/2 cups

Brown streaking in cooked idli, from white looking batter - what gives?

Batter was made from "double horse" idli mix (which by label only contains rice and urad dal), plus a few fenugreek seeds, ground in a blender as the package re

How to make Black Glutinous Rice sticky?

I've been to a Cooking Class in Thailand and learned how to do many yummy Thai dishes. One of them was Mango with Sticky Rice, but with black rice. My problem i

All fried rice recipes seem to have the same toned down interpretation

I have been trying to recreate the fried rice from a restaurant that I loved before moving. They were a Japanese steak house (called the Iron Chef), the type th

How to eat wheat as a staple?

I'm wanting to stop having rice as my staple and try something else. I was thinking to try wheat however I never heard that people eat pure wheat daily like th

Is it possible to remove the smell from rice mistakenly stored in a detergent box?

By mistake I stored rice in a detergent box. I took it out for cooking, but it smells like detergent. What should I do? Is there any trick that can remove the d