Fluffy Basmati Rice
This Basmati Rice is fluffy, fragrant, and cooks up quick and easily on the stovetop for perfect rice every time!
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
- 1 Medium sized pot with lid
Ingredients
- 1 cup white basmati rice (for brown basmati, see notes below)
- 1 ½ cups water
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- In a medium-sized pot place 1 ½ cups water and ¼ tsp salt and set on high heat. Once water reaches a boil, add 1 cup basmati rice and stir, then reduce heat to lowest setting and cover with a lid. Set a timer and cook for 13 minutes. Don't lift the lid!
- After 13 minutes, remove the pot from heat and let rest for 10 minutes, setting another timer. (Don't lift the lid!)
- As soon as the timer goes off after 10 minutes, remove the lid and fluff the rice gently with a fork. Serve immediately, storing extra rice in the fridge in a well-sealed container for up to 5 days.
Notes
- For 1 cup brown basmati: add rice, 2 cups water and 1/4 tsp salt to a medium sized pot on high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, then cover with a lid. Simmer for 50 minutes, undisturbed, then remove pot from heat. Let rest for 10 minutes. Fluff and serve!
- Don't forget to put leftover rice in the fridge promptly! Rice (as well as beans) are prone to bacteria that causes food-borne illness after being left out at room temperature for over two hours.