How to Boil Rice for Curries
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Rinse the rice well in cold water and drain it.
In a saucepan, bring 3 pints of water to a boil.
Cook and drain
Add the rice to the boiling water and cook for 15 minutes.
Strain the rice and transfer it to a basin with cold water.
Strain again using a colander or sieve.
Dry and heat
Place the rice near the fire or in the oven to dry and heat, stirring occasionally with a fork.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Carolina rice
- Forms the bulk of the dish; its starch sets the grains' texture as they cook.
The step that matters
Draining and drying the rice after cooking. Rinsing and draining wash away surface starch so the grains stay separate. Drying with gentle stirring lets surface moisture evaporate, so the cooked rice is fluffy rather than soggy.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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