Are you stir-ing your rice,if so you shouldn't be because the rice will harden and may seem uncooked:) Are you cooking the rice before putting it in the pudding? You should be!
8 ounces equals 1 cup. Is this before cooking or after cooking? Big difference. Before cooking rice, 8 oz = 1 cup.
If you need 1 cup of water when cooking 1/2 cup of rice, then if you will need 2 cups of water when cooking 1 cup of rice.
Covered, you need a steam to form for the rice to cook.
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The method of frying rice in Italian cooking is as simple as frying the rice in a bit of butter or olive oil for a short period. It is a first step in making risotto.
Sure you can brown the rice. It won't hurt it and may add a nutty flavor.
if the recipe calls for reg. rice, do NOT substitute if you don't have to, if you do, use less instant rice and cut the cooking time in half. You will find that it will not be quiite the same in texture and flavour.
Grains such as rice do not need to be rinsed; for it will wash out its starches.
Hugas bigas is a Filipino term for washing rice. It involves pouring water over the rice in a circular motion, then draining the water to remove impurities. This process helps clean the rice before cooking.
Long-grain white rice is rinsed before cooking to remove excess starch. Removing the starch makes the rice cook more evenly and it makes the cooked rice less sticky. In the U.S., if you rinse the rice, you are rinsing away vitamins, minerals, and iron. Rice is fortified with vitamins, minerals and iron that is applied on the rice. It's up to you whether you want to wash your rice before cooking it. In India we usually see that the rice is mixed with some acid boric in order to prevent the rice from insects that causes the grains to destroy so we have to remove this powder forwhich we have to wash the rice before cooking
Depends on how hot the surface is ;)