Preparation of rice for beginers

Rice is rich in carbohydrates and vitamins. Rice can be used with rasam,sambar or just with curd and pickle.Rice  can also be used to prepare lemon rice,curd rice,ghee rice,jeera rice,vaangi bath ,pulav etc .For all these preparations  good  cooked rice is must. Always use good rice such as Basmathi or any other good quality rice.Rice can be prepared in many ways like using pressure cooker,using microwave,using rice cooker and direct fire.Direct fire method is the ancient method and and it requires little more time when compared with modern methods.Usually for cooking of rice double quantity of water is required.But some rice require more water and some less, that depends on the variety of rice.Adjusting water will comes by practise.By adding little oil or ghee while cooking will help to prevent the rice to become sticky.

Ingredients required

fresh rice

Rice:1 cup
Water: 2cups
Oil or ghee: 1tsp

Direct fire method

• Take  2 cups of water in a vessel.Heat it on the stove and make it to boil.
• Take one cup of rice ,wash it thoroughly and drain the water.
• Add oil/ghee to the boiling water.
• Put washed rice to the boiling water.Close a lid.
• Reduce the fire to Sim.
• Open once in a while and check for water content.
• Take some rice in a spoon and squeeze between your fingers to check the cooking.
• Once it is done put off the fire.If water is their drain the e xcess water.
• Now the rice is ready.

Rice preparation in pressure cooker.

• One can prepare rice directly putting it in the pressure cooker or putting in a container.
• Wash rice, drain the water and directly put it in the pressure cooker.
• Add water.Put 1 tsp of oil/ghee.
• Close the lid.
• When the water starts boiling you will see the steam coming from the top.
• Put weight.
• Cook till you get 2 signals.
• Put off the fire.Allow the cooker to release the pressure by its own.open the lid.
• Rice is ready.

1. Or Take rice ,water(1:2Ratio) and ghee/oil in a container.
2. Put1/2 -1 cup of water to the bottom of cooker.
3. Keep the container in the cooker.
4. Close the lid.
5. When the water starts boiling you will see the steam coming from the top.
6. Put weight.
7. Cook till you get 2 signals.
8. Put off the fire.Allow the cooker to release the pressure by its own.open the lid.
9. Rice is ready

Rice preparation in rice cooker

• Take 1 cup of rice in the container.
• wash and drain the water.
• Add 2 cups of water to it.Add 1 tsp of oil or ghee.
• Place the container in the rice cooker.Cover it.
• Plug the cooker in and press switch to on.
• When the rice is done it will switched off.
• Allow as it is for 10 minutes for settling.Open the lid.
• Rice is ready.

Rice preparation in microwave

• Wash and drain 1 cup of rice.
• Put rice and 2 cups of water in a microwave safe container.(container should be 4 times big enough to hold the expanded rice)
• Add oil/ghee
• Stirr it with wooden spoon.
• Cover the rice.
• Place in the microwave and set the timer.For 1 cup of rice it may take 15 minutes.
• Allow the rice in the microwave for 5 minutes after it turns off.
• Rice is ready.