Rice - I cannot cook it to save my life.

[thickymcthick]

This is my father's foolproof method - you will get perfectly cooked, fluffy rice every time!

Measure out 1 cup rice  (cup size doesn't matter)
Place in saucepan and rinse well, until water is clear - may take a few changes of water.

Drain in sieve and return to pan, with well fitting lid.
Add 2 cups water (amounts can be increased proportionately 1:2)

Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on.
After 10 mins, turn off heat and leave for further 10 minutes - DO NOT LIFT LID!!

Fluff up with a fork and hey, presto, you have perfect rice.

So, it is true. Me and rice are just jinxed. I cooked my rice as per above and whilst my children said it was ok, it was still stick and a bit wet. I followed the instructions to the T, does that mean I need to cook it for a bit longer. It looked like it could have been very nice had I have left it?

[Two words]

FAST BOIL!

[glut]

This is my father's foolproof method - you will get perfectly cooked, fluffy rice every time!

Measure out 1 cup rice  (cup size doesn't matter)
Place in saucepan and rinse well, until water is clear - may take a few changes of water.

Drain in sieve and return to pan, with well fitting lid.
Add 2 cups water (amounts can be increased proportionately 1:2)

Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on.
After 10 mins, turn off heat and leave for further 10 minutes - DO NOT LIFT LID!!

Fluff up with a fork and hey, presto, you have perfect rice.

So, it is true. Me and rice are just jinxed. I cooked my rice as per above and whilst my children said it was ok, it was still stick and a bit wet. I followed the instructions to the T, does that mean I need to cook it for a bit longer. It looked like it could have been very nice had I have left it?

did you do it in a rice cooker or pot?

1) if in the rice cooker (after you measure water accordingly) should turn it off for you ... wait about 10 mins after shut off for it to dry completely.

2) if you did it in a pot - high boil first. when frothy and all settles down, and there's very little water left (ie no water but sticky rice stage) ... turn it down to a mere simmer, and wait until sticky rice becomes dry rice. shut off, wait 10-15 mins for it to dry out.

[Humidity]

The high humidity in Singapore may play a part. Try reducing the water by 1/8 and see if that works. As a pp said needs to boil fast and hard for 10 mins

[thickiemcthick]

This is my father's foolproof method - you will get perfectly cooked, fluffy rice every time!

Measure out 1 cup rice  (cup size doesn't matter)
Place in saucepan and rinse well, until water is clear - may take a few changes of water.

Drain in sieve and return to pan, with well fitting lid.
Add 2 cups water (amounts can be increased proportionately 1:2)

Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes with the lid on.
After 10 mins, turn off heat and leave for further 10 minutes - DO NOT LIFT LID!!

Fluff up with a fork and hey, presto, you have perfect rice.

So, it is true. Me and rice are just jinxed. I cooked my rice as per above and whilst my children said it was ok, it was still stick and a bit wet. I followed the instructions to the T, does that mean I need to cook it for a bit longer. It looked like it could have been very nice had I have left it?

Oh, OK, I'll try it again. Once the water started to boil I put it top simmer. Looks like that is where I went wrong.

Thx all

[CarlisleInSg]

This is so my first time; knowing someone who can't cook rice. hehe.. But seriously, that ain't bad, we all have experienced that when we first tried to cook rice.  Anyway, I agree on measuring the water above the rice half of the middle finger.  But I agree more on buying a rice cooker instead, that will help you make a perfect rice for your kids.  However, if you prefer to cook it manually, measure the water, let it boil and when it boils, remove it from the fire and let it stand for a minute (or two), depending on how fast the absorption will take.  You have to wait for the water to be absorbed meaning no more water above the rice, then put it back on a low fire.  Then watch for it be to be cooked.  Sometimes you know when the rice is already cooked when there are lots of smoke coming out when you open the pot.  Just a small tip based on experience.  Hope this helps.

[thickiemcthick]

I have been following dumb mums recipe and the tips above and my kids have been having great rice  thanks so much. However, I still don't really like it myself unfortunately. I would rather have a big chunk of brown bread with my meal or some potatoes or pollenta. Rice just doesn't do it for me. I will cook it for them though because they really like it and they do not like potatoes, which being English, is a bit inconvenient  because we love pots in all shape and sizes.

[Dr. Phil]

Add almost equal measures of rice and water into a pot; say 1 cup of rice and 1.2 cups of water.

You may rinse the rice under a hot water tap in a sieve once measured.

With 1.2 cups of water and 1 cup of rice, add a pinch of salt and a drop of olive oil to soften rice and bring to the boil.

Let it boil for 1-2 minutes to get the pot hot and then cover with a lid and turn off the heat.

Leave it, can't remember for how long, perhaps 40 mins. Go shopping it will be done when you return. When you do return it will be ready to serve.

If you forget about it, you can re-heat by adding boiling water for a half minute the drain.
With this method, you can't over-cook or under-cook and it saves gas/electricity.