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Questions on rice. Please be specific; different rice cooks differently.

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What is the proper technique for making fried rice?

I've tried my hand at making fried rice a few times now. I seem to be getting these things wrong: Texture of rice Browning of rice I've been cooking the rice, stir frying some veggies, and an egg in a separate pan. Add rice and egg to veggies,…
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How to collect slime pass through rice cooker cover when cover on?

I have often the following situation when boiling rice and meat in rice cooker. However, I do not like it because the meat cannot then reach the high temperature. I know that I could boil rice and meat (chicken) separately to minimise the problem.…
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Does brown rice or white rice expand more when cooked?

Which expands more when cooked: brown rice or white rice?
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How to minimize salt taste from biryani?

I've tried Veg Biryani dish yesterday but I was failed to know the amount of salt to be added. Its tasting little bit salty. I've to cook it again today night. Can somebody tell me how to reduce the salty taste in case Veg Biryani or any dish? For…
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Making sticky rice without rice cooker

I know that a rice cooker is the easiest way to make sticky rice, because of the way it is steamed. However, I don't have a rice cooker: what is the most effective way to make sticky rice using regular kitchen tools and appliances, i.e. ones which…
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What care should be taken to prepare dough and Chapatis with Rice flour?

Yesterday I prepared the Rice flour dough with water (room temperature 17 degree celsius) and salt. I noticed: This dough did NOT stick to my hands at all. This dough did NOT stick to itself even. Its pieces kept on falling as I knuckled it over…
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How long does it take to steam brown rice?

I would like to know how long it takes to steam brown rice.
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The best method to seperate rice grain from glutinous rice grain?

I am trying to make alkaline water rice dumplings in large batches (about 50 kilos) I bought my glutinous rice grains directly from the producers and thus there are some rice grains mixed into the batch. Alkaline water rice dumplings are not…
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Can I cook brown rice in broth?

Can I make brown rice substituting chicken broth for water? How much of the chicken flavor transfers to the rice?
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Brown rice in an old rice cooker?

A comment on the question about brown rice making a mess in old rice cookers has me wondering: Is there a proper way to cook brown rice in a mechanical (one button) rice cooker, or do you need a ‘fuzzy logic’ one that can regulate the temperature…
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Cooking rice in bulk and adding to stew for weekday meals

I usually cook a stew of some kind on a Sunday, put it in a container in the fridge, I then eat it for an evening meal during the rest of the week up to Friday or Saturday. Each weekday evening I cook a portion of brown rice and once cooked I add it…
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Does an adult male require two kilos of rice per day to reach daily calories requirement?

I just looked up adult male calorie requirements. It's 2,500 kcal per day. There's 1,250 kcal per kilo of basmati rice. Does that mean I need to eat the calorie equivalent of two kilo bags of rice per DAY?? I actually need to lose a stone and must…
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Is there any gourmet rice cooking method where you don’t rinse the rice?

I’m curious if there’s any culinary tradition that chooses not to rinse rice because of a desired outcome.
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Why is pasta added to Turkish rice (sehriyeli pilav)?

In a follow-up on another question (What are these spaghetti-like strings in the rice I got from a Turkish shop?), I would like to know WHY pasta is typically added to Turkish rice dishes (like sehriyeli pilav) ? Is it just a matter of flavor, or…
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What is the best practice to making good fried rice without sticking to the pan?

I just made fried rice earlier in a stainless steel frying pan to test the extent as to how much it will stick. I coated the pan with oil and initially placed garlic, then once the garlic was brown and aromatic, I added the rice. The rice sticked to…
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