Basmati Rice is the Fastest Rice to Cook Ever!

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Emma
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Making rice can often take a while, and if you’re a busy person you don’t have time to wait around! Cue basmati rice, the fasted cooking rice you will ever meet! Instead of 20-50 minutes for regular white and brown rice, basmati rice takes only 12 minutes to cook, so you can be in and out of the kitchen in a snap! Whether you’re using it for a Middle Eastern or Indian dish or something completely your own, basmati rice is definitely the way to go.

Ingredients

  • Two quarts of water
  • 1 1/4 cup of basmati rice
  • One or two teaspoons of salt
  • Five cardamom pods
  • One cinnamon stick
  • Two garlic cloves
  • Three dry or fresh curry leaves 
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Instructions

  1. Bring the water to a boil with the cardamom pods, a cinnamon stick, smashed garlic cloves, and dry of fresh curry leaves. 
  2. If you can’t find the curry leaves in the grocery store, you can get them online or omit them entirely!
  3. Then, once the water is boiled, put in the salt and rice. 
  4. Cook the rice for 12 minutes, and after it’s cooked, drain out the excess water and rinse in hot water. 
  5. Remove the aromatics, and use it in all your favorite dishes and curries!