To Boil Rice for Curries
Ingredients
Directions
Wash the rice thoroughly.
Add the rice to a saucepan of boiling salted water.
Boil for 20 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent burning.
Strain the rice through a sieve and rinse with more boiling water.
Place the sieve over the fire and cover with a cloth.
Let it stand for 15 minutes to dry, keeping it hot.
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
- Rice
- Forms the bulk of the dish; boiling and draining leave separate, fluffy grains suited to curry.
The step that matters
Boil for 20 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent burning.. Rice grains can stick and scorch on the base of the pan if left unattended, so frequent stirring keeps them moving and cooking evenly in the boiling water.
“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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