Basmati Rice
This Basmati Rice Recipe makes the best fluffy basmati rice to serve alongside a curry.
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 225kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1 ½ cups water
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Put the basmati rice, water and salt in a saucepan with a lid.
- Turn the stove on high, and heat until the water is boiling.
- Once boiling immediately reduce the heat to low. Leave the rice to cook on low for 15 minutes
- Turn the heat off, leave for a few minutes
- Remove the lid, and fluff the basmati rice. Enjoy!
Notes
- Don't faff around too much with the rice, I find you don't need to rinse or soak the rice.
- Use the rapid absorption method that I have described above.
- Stick to the ratio of 1 part rice to 1.5 parts water and you can't go wrong
- Below are some common ratios of rice and water.
- ½ cup rice to ¾ cups water
- 1 cup rice to 1 ½ cups water
- 1 ½ cups rice to 2 ¼ cups water
- 2 cups rice to 3 cups water
- 3 cups rice to 4 ½ cups water
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 397mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.5mg