How to Calculate Rice to Water Ratio When You Cook Rice

Rice to Water ratio is fairly easy to calculate for any rice recipe. White rice, brown rice, long-grain and short grain rice all can be easily cooked on the stove for any rice recipe. It is easy to learn how to cook rice and make rice dishes. Rice to water ratio varies depending on the type of rice you cook and the method used to cook rice. How to cook rice for rice dishes and rice recipes is fairly the same no mater what rice recipe you choose.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Rice
• Water
• Cooking Pot
• Rice Recipe
• Rice Dishes

1. 
   White Rice

   White Rice to water: use 1 1/2 to 2 cups of water per cup of long-grain white rice. The fresher the rice the less water is needed. White rice usually takes 25 to 30 minutes to cook rice. Bring water to boil. Reduce heat. Cook rice until desired tenderness.

2. 
   Brown Rice

   Brown Rice to water: use 2 cups of water per cup of long-grain brown rice. Brown rice usually takes 40 to 50 minutes to cook. Bring water to boil. Reduce heat. Cook rice until desired tenderness.

3. 
   Short Grain Rice

   Short-grain Rice to water: use 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cups of water per cup of short-grain rice. Short grain rice usually cooks faster than long grain rice. Short-grain rice usually can be cooked in 20 minutes. Bring water to boil. Reduce heat. Cook rice until desired tenderness.

4. 
   Cooked Rice

   One cup of uncooked rice will make about 3 cooks of cooked rice. Rice can be seasoned with about any type of seasoning and served with any type of food. Search the internet for new rice recipes and rice dishes.

Tips & Warnings

• Add boulin or seasoning to the water to make flavored rice dishes.
• If you cook a lot of rice consider buying a rice cooker to cook rice.
• Reduce heat after water boils to prevent rice from burning.

Resources

• Free Rice
• All About Rice

[ladym33]

on 11/16/2009 This is wonderful. Thank you so much.

[miasavc]

on 12/12/2008 Good info on how to put the right amount of water when cooking rice of different kinds.

[pappy537]

on 11/3/2008 Have a rice day. :)

[sunshine11219]

on 11/3/2008 Good tips