Recipe and source notes

Microwaved Basmati Rice

1 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 57 g uncooked Basmati rice
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 300 ml boiling water

Make it step by step

  1. Add rice and salt to the rice cooker.
  2. Mix in boiling water, then fit the double lids on.
  3. Cook as follows, stirring halfway through:
  4. 700W for 13 minutes, or
  5. 750W for 12 minutes, or
  6. 800W for 11 minutes, or
  7. 850W for 10 minutes.
  8. Let stand for 5 minutes, then drain in a sieve.
  9. Spread the rice onto an oven paper-lined tray and warming it at a very low setting in a conventional oven. Turn the rice gently from time to time.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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