Category "rice"

Dealing with excess liquid in a rice dish

I was making hoppin' john and realized I added too much chicken stock relative to the rest of my ingredients -- 8 cups instead of 6. When I reached the point w

How much extra water and time is needed when cooking rice with a tomato-based liquid/semi-liquid too?

I have a number of rice dishes that use tomato-based liquids (tomato soup or tomato sauce) or semi-liquids (tomato paste) as part of the cooking process. I use

Rice finger rule for figuring water quantity

I've seen some videos where people recommend the "finger rule" (as opposed to measuring) when figuring out how much water to put in a pot to boil rice. However,

Pressure Cooker bottom and whistle got burned while cooking "Lasooni Dal Tadka", what could have gone wrong?

I was cooking Lasooni Dal Tadka (an Indian Lentil curry) following this Hebbar's Kitchen Recipe. I followed everything as stated but only changed the water quan

What is the best practice to making good fried rice without sticking to the pan?

I just made fried rice earlier in a stainless steel frying pan to test the extent as to how much it will stick. I coated the pan with oil and initially placed g

Quantity of rice per diameter of paella pan?

In an effort to limit leftovers, I recently bought a 26cm steel paella pan to supplement my 40cm pan. Because such things do not always scale linearly, I looke

How to avoid "Keep Warm" mode on rice-cooker

I have a "Hamilton Beach Multi-Cooker" rice cooker / steamer / etc. 840304400 is the model number. We only cook rice for sushi, rice bowls, onigiri, etc. 9 ti

Why is pasta added to Turkish rice (sehriyeli pilav)?

In a follow-up on another question (What are these spaghetti-like strings in the rice I got from a Turkish shop?), I would like to know WHY pasta is typically a

How to cook rice outside commercially?

Is there a better alternative to a propane rice cooker for cooking rice outside e.g farmers market, street food environment? I have found very little options fo

Is there any gourmet rice cooking method where you don’t rinse the rice?

I’m curious if there’s any culinary tradition that chooses not to rinse rice because of a desired outcome.

What is the minimum length of time and temperature one can safely cook white Basmati rice for?

The particular Basmati rice I normally use (Aldi own brand), cooks perfectly with seperate, non-sticky grains using the following method. In a large pan of cold

How can I cook parboiled rice in absorption method?

How many cups of water (not liters) should I add to 1 cup of parboiled rice in case of the absorption method of cooking? How many minutes should I cook?

Risotto too grainy

I've been toying with my risotto recipe but I still can't make rice nice and smooth. Here is what I use; Cup Arborio rice (from Whole Foods) Kettle and Fire Ch

How many calories are in a cup of rice?

Typical googling tells me a cup of white rice has ~200 calories, but the bags of white rice I purchase tell me a quarter cup of dry rice has 150 calories (Jasmi