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Boiled Rice
Preparation Time: 5 Minutes
Cooking Time: 15 Minutes
Ingredients for Boiled Rice
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Currently displaying quantities in US Imperial Measurements
to serve 4:
7 oz
long grain rice
2 pints
water
1 tablespoon
oil
2 teaspoons
salt
How to Cook Boiled Rice
- Place the rice in a large bowl filled with cold water. Swish the rice around with a spoon or your hands. Carefully pour away the cloudy water and repeat the process several times until the water becomes clear (or almost).
- Place the water in a large pan and add the salt. Bring to the boil then add the oil and stir in the rice. Bring the water back to a very gentle boil, cover the pan and continue to cook like this for between 15 and 20 minutes (depending on the rice) stirring from time to time. Meanwhile, boil a full kettle of water.
- When the rice is cooked (test a little on a fork), pour it into a colander or large sieve (strainer) and immediately pour the boiling water over. This will remove any residual starch and leave you with light, fluffy grains of rice.

If you want to 'spice up' ordinary boiled rice, add a tablespoon of curry powder to the boiling water before adding the rice to the pan.
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