when you cook plain basmati rice,how do you stop it sticking to its self?

Answer 1

Add just a little bit of olive oil to the pot. That should solve the problem.

Answer 2

ive find it is best to rinse the rice thoroughly with cold water,until the water runs nearly clear. this removes most of the starch which makes the rice stick together when cooking. also if you use the 2/1 method, thats 1 cup of rice 2 cups of water. bring the rice to a boil, when the water has gone down and you start seeing the top of the rice bubbling, put the lid on and turn the heat right down. it then basically starts to steam.leave it like that for no more than 10 minutes. turn off the heat and run a fork gently thru the rice.dont mash it.perfect rice all the time. well it is for me.

Answer 3

when you have drained the water out of your rice - after putting back into yr pot - add some melted butter (oil) and water (mixed previously) to it and put on the fire on real slow to get it steamed completely. or you can simply follow the recipe I give you below.

Polo (cholow)
Ingredients: (4 servings)

Basmati or long-grain rice, 500 grams
Cooking oil
Salt
Directions:

The preparation of polo (or chelow) is more elaborate than kateh and results in a delicious non-sticky rice. It is normally served with kababs or any of the main dishes in this collection, unless rice is already used as one of the ingredients.

Wash rice twice and soak in salted warm water for 3-4 hours, then drain the water. Pour water in a large non-stick pan until it is half-full and bring it to a boil. Add rice and a spoonful of salt and continue boiling until rice slightly softens. Pour rice into a drain and wash it with slightly warm water.

Pour a few spoonfuls of cooking oil into the pan and add rice. Pour a few more spoonfuls of oil over rice. Cover the pan and cook over low heat for about half an hour. If cooking time is increased, a delicious crispy layer of rice (called ta-dig) will form at the bottom of the pan.

Answer 4

Put some oil on a non stick pan, add garlic and onion chopped finely and cook it for a couple of minutes then add the rice (washed),a bit of vegetable stock and boiling water. The amount of water should be at the same level of the rice. Cover up and cook with high fire for let' say five to 7 minutes, stirring from time to time. Then put the fire low and again stir from time to time. If you think the rice is going to stick just add a bit of cold water and stir again. You can't go wrong

Answer 5

It's meant to stick - otherwise you couldn't eat it with you fingers or soak up the sauce from the accompanying meat/vegetables. I cook Basmati rice like long grain rice - two measures of water to one measure of rice, place rice in boiling water, add salt, stir once and cover. After about 10 minutes, see if there are holes forming on the surface, tilt the pan, if there is no fluid left add a knob of butter, stir in and leave the pan uncovered, stirring from time to time until all moisture is absorbed and the butter distributed.

If you don't like sticky rice, then don't use Basmati!

Answer 6

Sounds to me as if you're overcooking it....

This is how you do:

2 cups of water for every 1 cup of rice.

Make the water boil, add the rice, stir for bit (to make the rice not stick to the pot), TURN DOWN THE HEAT to a medium simmer, and let the rice cook until almost all the water's gone. TURN OFF the heat completely and let the rice sit for a minute before serving...

Answer 7

When cooking, use approximately 1 7/8 parts water to 1 part rice, with just a pinch of salt and a little olive oil.

Answer 8

Here's how I do it. I heat a couple tsp. of olive oil in my pot (I put some garlic in too, you can leave that out), then stir in the rice until it's well coated, and heat for a couple more minutes for a more toasted flavor. Then I add the liquid, stir well, bring it up to a boil, slap a lid on it and turn it down to a simmer. 18 minutes later it's done and fluffy. (OK, somewhere in there I do give it a stir.)

Answer 9

Try rinsing the rice before cooking , then add a little olive oil or butter

Answer 10

Like the guys above said, add some oil first. Also, make sure that you rinse it very well with cold water before you put it in the pan and then rinse it again with very hot water when you have finished it.

Answer 11

add a little oil to the pan first and mix it with the rice, then add twice the amount of boiling water as rice. bring back to boil and cover. simmer for 15 mins and voila!