Plain Rice

Course: Rice & Rice based Dishes

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Toatal time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup basmati rice, washed
• 2 cups of water
• ¾ tsp of rock salt
• 1 tbsp of ghee (optional)
• Few basil leaves

Method:

1. Wash the rice 3 times in cold water and keep aside.
2. Place a large saucepan on medium heat and add rice and salt and let it boil. .
3. As soon as it starts boiling, add ghee and stir it so that it mixes well with the mixture.
4. Reduce the heat to low and cover the pan.
5. Rice is ready in 15 to 20 minutes. After 15 minutes, take out a few grains and press them with your fingers to check if these are done and there is no water. One tip to check if the rice has been cooked is that holes can be seen on the top.
6. If not ready, leave it for another 5 minutes.
7. Transfer rice to a serving plate and fluff it with a fork, decorate with some basil leaves and serve while hot.
8. To make it vegan, olive oil can be used instead of ghee.

Special note:

• Rice tastes best when served with Rajma, Chole, Paneer Sabz Bahar and Daal Makhni to name a few.