Rice Tips

[DingBat]

Rice Tips

To separate every grain of rice and add flavour, add a spoonful of ghee when you bring the rice to a boil. Adding a teaspoon
of lime juice also makes the grains separate, and makes rice look pure white. If you forget to add ghee or lime, you can also
separate the grains after cooking by spreading a wet cloth over the cooked rice vessel and covering it with a plate for 10
minutes.

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To refresh rice that’s been stored for long while, and to remove dust, wash the rice and drain off the water, then add two
tablespoons of lemon juice and mix well. Leave it for an hour, then rinse thoroughly with water. The same process can be
used for cereals and dal.

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If your rice burns on the bottom bottom, lay a slice of bread over top of it and let it sit for a few minutes. This will help take
away the burnt smell. If badly burned, scoop out the good portion of rice and run it under fresh water for few minutes, then
put in a clean vessel and reheat.

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When rice becomes too soft, allow it to cool and grind it in the mixer. Add minced green coriander, green chillies, salt, black
pepper and juice of half a lemon to it. Make tikkis of this mixture by rolling rice in bread crumbs and frying in ghee.

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If you first coat the rim of the vessel with butter or oil when cooking rice, the boiling water will not boil over.

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Put a few red chillies, neem leaves or turmeric bits in with your stored rice to keep insects at bay.

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Shamelessly flogged from the Hairy Krishas!

[smiliekiwi]

apparently  if your cell phone gets dropped into water, place it into a container of uncooked rice....  not that I'm game to experiment..

[Souly]

The best fried rice is made with rice cooked the day before and refrigerated.