Rice Cooking Tips

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In cooking rice, there are three components involved, namely, rice, water and heat. Rice is consisted mainly of starch. Different varieties of rice contain different type of starch. Some has soft texture, others give firmer texture when cooked. Choose carefully the texture you prefer and use the appropriate rice.

Now, to cook rice you will need water. It will not cooked if there's no water, no matter how hot or how long you cook it. Make sure you use the right amount of water. If you put too little water, the upper portion of rice will not be cooked properly since not enough water reached the top. Using too much water, on the other hand, will tend to make rice mashy and grain will not hold its form. Lastly, to cook rice you need the heat component.

Sweet Rice	» Sweet rice has a very special soft and sticky characteristic and cooked at lower temperature. » Cooking sweet rice require little water, lower heat and shorter cooking time.
Soft Short Grain Rice	» Short grain are soft cooking with slightly sticky texture. » Cooking soft grain rice require medium water, medium heat and short cooking time.
Firm Long Grain Rice	» Long grain rice is taken for granted as firm cooking rice. It has a firm texture with loose grain after cooked, perfect for making fried rice. » Cooking firm long grain rice require more water, longer cooking time and higher heat.
Soft Long Grain Rice	» Basmati and Jasmine rice fall to this category. Their texture are soft and sticky for new crop, very similar to soft short grain rice in terms of texture. Rice tend to be more loose and separated as it old and a little more chewy, ideal for eating with curry or for making fried rice. » Cooking soft long grain rice require medium water, medium heat and short cooking time.
Milled Rice	» Milled rice is the most common form of rice found in the market. Most rice found int the market are milled rice. It has all husk and bran removed, leaving only the core of rice which is starch. » Cooking milled rice require medium water, medium heat and short cooking time.
Broken Rice	» Broken rice is good for cooking porridge because of its natural small size, hence easier to cooked and easier to dissolve. » Cooking broken rice need the same amount of water and cooking time as its head rice counterpart.
Parboiled Rice	» Parboiled rice is the only rice that is precooked. It has a nutty scent when cooked with very firm texture, ideal for fried rice. » Cooking parboild rice require lot of water, medium time and medium heat. Some people would only soak parboiled rice in hot water for cooking since it is already cooked.
Brown Rice	» Brown rice is husked but not milled so it is high in nutrition and fiber. » Cooking brown rice require lot of water due to rough bran layer. Always soak rice in water for few hours before cooking.