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Questions tagged [rice]

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

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How can I improve this rice recipe

I have an older instant pot pressure cooker (ip-lux50 v3) and I've tried making rice according to various recipes I've found on the internet and none of them have turned out well This is one recipe I've…
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Can uncooked rice be stored in the freezer or refrigerator?

I just bought some Carolina Plantation Gold rice in a sack. It says to store it in the freezer or the refrigerator. Can this be right?
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How do I know a beaten egg has “set” while cooking stovetop rice pudding?

The pudding is good, nice and creamy. My concern is feeding people uncooked egg as the time to stir in egg mixture is more a texture while stirring than a time to be sure the egg is cooked into the pudding.
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Which non-rice grains cook up most like sticky rice?

I enjoy sticky or sushi rice but have pretty much stopped eating rice (including wild rice) because of concerns with arsenic. Which grain, when cooked, tend to be the most "sticky" like sticky rice?
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What sort of Rice do Chinese Restaurants use

What sort of Rice do Chinese Restaurants use? I use good quality Thai Rice at home in my rice cooker, I have tried all sorts of brands of rice and I have tried mixing different rice together, but, I have never been able to achieve the same taste of…
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Stove-steamed rice gets burnt on bottom

I've followed one of those countless videos on YouTube about steam-cooking rice on stove, particularly this one: How to Cook Rice Perfectly Every Time | Stovetop Method | Easy Asian Cooking But three out of three times rice on the bottom…
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Can I make idli without rice?

I want to avoid rice due to my diabetes. So can I make idli only with urad dal? Currently, I am using rice rava and urad dal in the same proportion and the idli comes out nice. Thank you
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When I boil cereals (rice, quinoa, etc.) to freeze, shall I drain water first?

When I boil cereals (rice, quinoa, etc.) to freeze, shall I drain water first? (the water I want to drain is the water I used to boil which was not absorbed by the cereals during cooking) I am wondering if water would favor or go against keeping the…
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How do you reheat rice in a takeout box after you've already made the mistake of refrigerating it straight up?

I have refrigerated rice that I want to serve alongside chicken tikka masala (Not for guests, that's unthinkable! For family.). It's in one of those styrofoam containers with a plastic lid, although it's hard and, in present state, unappetizing all…
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1/4 cup of rice not measuring to be 45g, turns out to be 30g

I have used two different rice cooker measuring cups, and I know the kitchen scale is correct, but the rice packaging for various rices say 45g = 1/4 cup, but if I fill it up to 1/4 cup, the weight of the rice turns out to be 30g. What am I doing…
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how can I store uncooked rice

Should rice be stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator or should it be kept in a cabinet in sealed container?
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Is there a way to steam rice(Asian style, like steamed rice that gets served at P.F. Chang's) without a rice steamer?

I have several sauce pans and a 3qt saucier. I was thinking about buying a rice steamer, but thought maybe I can save some money.
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Rice water ? Spoiled?

I came across this beauty hack using rice water as the core ingredient. I soaked rice in water COVERING IT WITH A PLASTIC BAG (ORDINARY SHOPPING BAG) left it for one day at room temperature and today when I removed the shopping bag it smelt kinda…
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What's the fastest way to cook fluffy white Jasmine rice?

From raw grains until ready to eat, what's the fastest method you can think of to get fluffy white rice (Thai Jasmine variety). I've tried using a pressure cooker and it's pretty fast, but there's the initial heat up time needed to reach high…
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Rice vs pasta and potatoes

Potatoes, pasta and boiled jasmin rice are all starch and do not taste much by themselves. However I would not serve tomato sauce nor olives to the rice. On the other hand I would not serve potatoes or pasta with soya sauce. Why is that? Also oven…
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