How to Cook Rice Right Without a Rice Cooker

A rice cooker ensures the rice is boiled properly, but rice was made for a long time without that machine. This rice-making method will not leave the grains sticking together, and will produce white and fluffy rice.

Things You'll Need

• 1 tsp. Canola oil
• Lemon juice
• Salt
• Nonstick saucepan

Instructions

1. Wash the rice in a bowl. Discard the water, but keep rinsing the rice lightly until the discarded water is clear.

2. Add 3 1/2 cups of water for every 2 cups of rice to a nonstick saucepan. Put the saucepan on the stove over medium high heat.

3. Let the water come to a boil, then add the rice. Lower the heat so the water does not boil over.

4. Add 1 tsp. of canola oil to the boiling rice and give it one gentle stir. Add a dash of salt or a few drops of lemon juice. Let the rice cook for 12 minutes.

5. After 12 minutes, remove a grain of rice and mash it on a plate. If the grain is how you like your rice, go ahead and strain all of the rice. Let the rice sit in the strainer for 5 minutes before serving it.

Tips & Warnings

• This method produces starch free rice. For a starched version, reduce the water quantity by 1/2 a cup and don't strain the boiled rice.

References

• Chistonium: How to Cook Rice on Your Stove Top