Microwaved Basmati Rice

This recipe was tested several times using a cheap plastic microwave 'rice cooker', which is a bowl with a fastening double lid.

40 min · serves 1

Ingredients

• 57 g uncooked Basmati rice
• 1 pinch salt
• 300 ml boiling water

Steps

1. Add rice and salt to the rice cooker.
2. Mix in boiling water, then fit the double lids on.
3. Cook as follows, stirring halfway through: 700W for 13 minutes, or 750W for 12 minutes, or 800W for 11 minutes, or 850W for 10 minutes.
4. Let stand for 5 minutes, then drain in a sieve.
5. Spread the rice onto an oven paper-lined tray and warming it at a very low setting in a conventional oven. Turn the rice gently from time to time.

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Adapted from “Microwaved Basmati Rice” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.