Only rinse IF you buy your rice direct from a rice farm, or similar, to remove debris and anything that night remain from the processing and It would not be noticeable to most people Rinsing vs no rinsing – rinsing yields a barely noticeable marginal improvement in fluffiness. If you rinse AND soak for 1 hour, you must reduce the water by 3 tablespoons (ie 1 1/4 cups minus 3 tablespoons) If you rinse, you must reduce the water by 2 tablespoons to factor in the extra water than remains in the rice (ie 1 1/4 cups water minus 2 tablespoons) No rinsing – if you use 1 1/4 cups of water for every 1 cup of jasmine rice, your rice will be fluffy even without rinsing NO it is not! I have made so much rice in my time verifying this exact fact. Yes, 1/4 cup really makes a difference! I made a lot of overly soft jasmine rice in my life that I was never really happy with until I finally figured this out.īusting an age old myth here – that rinsing the rice is mandatory for fluffy rice. So while most rice is cooked with 1.5 cups of water for each cup of rice, for jasmine rice, it’s reduced to 1 1/4 cups of water. What most people do not know is that jasmine rice is softer than most white rice, which means you need less water in order for the rice to cook so it’s soft and fluffy, rather than gummy on the outside. The secret for how to cook jasmine rice perfectly It’s also used to make Thai fried rice and Pineapple Fried Rice which is the other recipe I’m sharing today! It’s strongly associated with Thai food, and used for serving with everything from Thai marinated chicken to Chilli Basil Stir Fry, Satay Skewers and the many Thai curries out there. Jasmine rice is a lovely, subtly perfumed rice used across South East Asia. Also see How to Cook: White rice | Basmati Rice | Brown Rice How to cook Jasmine Rice
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