Rice for Curry
Ingredients
Directions
Wash the rice in cold water.
Place the rice in an enamel saucepan and add enough water to cover it.
Cook over low heat until the rice is just done and has swelled.
Tilt the lid and leave it over the heat for a few more seconds.
Remove from heat and let it sit without stirring.
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
- Starch that swells as it absorbs water, giving the cooked grains their soft, fluffy texture.
“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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