In many places it is said to "Serve risotto on a hot plate - or else" or "you better serve it on a hot plate". Why is that so?
Apparently if you cook both pasta or rice in salty water both will absorb salt. It seems to me the salt changes the taste of the pasta more than it changes the
Is it necessary to soak rice every time before cooking.What happens if you don't soak rice? Does it effect the taste after cooking? If soaking is necessary then
I am making biryani and unfortunately, the chili is too much and I don't know how to tone down the spiciness of biryani. I want to tone down the chili. I found
I have bad experiences with packing rice for lunch, and having it dry out and get gross overnight (like, I'll steam twice as much rice as I want to eat for dinn
So I have noticed rice go from fluffy and easy to separate to sticky and coming off as several masses. I have a hypothesis as to why that happens. Also, I have
Every time I make rice it comes out mushy and clumps together. How can I get rice to cook properly and be fluffy with grain separation and eve
I know that all types of rice need soaking, but sometimes there are water shortages and I would like to skip this step to save water. How can I cook Basmati ric
Rice can be toasted for adding more taste and flavor. The recipe I have uses an oven to toast rice. I want to find out another method which toasts rice without
How can we differentiate between fried rice, pulav and biryani? As these three rice dishes look similar, are there any differences between three of them?
I accidentally added extra salt to my rice. Is there anything I can do now?
How can I cook rice with fish so that the fish is not over cooked or breaks into smaller pieces? Fish meat cooks quickly, in much less time than rice. Would any
When making pulao1, I taste the salt in the broth before the steaming stage (also called dum). At this time, the saltiness is just right. But after the rice has
There are two main methods, either putting the rice into water already at boiling point, or putting them in cold water and then putting on the heat. Which meth
Whenever I boil rice to cook biryani, I end up over-cooking it and rice break into pieces after the steaming stage 1. So I want to know how long to boil rice fo
I always confused to add the color in sweet rice .what is the exact time to add food color .As i add color when the rice is boiled. is it right?
I've dreamt of making biryani for some time, but have always felt intimidated by the layers and spices I'd need to buy. Any ideas for a small pot version of bi
While cooking rice with meat, sometimes I faced that extra water has been added to the rice container when kept for braising. What should I do when I see the ri
I have a regular active sourdough (comprising 50% fermented white wheat flour and 50% water by weight) which is obviously not really malleable as a dough but ra
Planning to cook rice for 200 people--will be using long grain rice and slow cooking in the oven. How many cups of rice do I need? How many kilos of long grai