Thursday 18 December 2014

How to cook Brown Rice "using rice cooker"



Using rice cooker to cook brown rice can be very tricky sometimes if you don't really understand the difference between white rice and brown rice. White rice cooks faster, easier, and does not require lots of water, where as, brown rice takes more water and longer time to cook. But, it (brown rice)  is a lot healthier because it contains more fibre than the white rice and most of the nutrients are not removed during polishing(not fully polished) where as that of the white rice are almost gone from polishing..

Ingredients:
3 cups of brown rice
1tsp salt,
4cups of water( for first boiling)
Rice cooker
Extra 3-4cups of water.
Strainer
Add 4cups of water to the rice cooker, allow to boil, then add the rice, boil for 1-2mins. Remove from heat, strain the rice. Pour just enough water( the remaining 3-4cups) to cover the rice to the pot and put back on the rice cooker. Add the salt to the water, allow to boil. while waiting for the water to boil, wash the rice under a running water to reduce the starch. Pour back into the boiling water, make sure the water covers the rice, cover and allow the water to dry and the rice to be soft. Allow to cool a little, before serving. ENJOY!


 

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