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In a medium saucepan, combine the rice and oil and salt, if using. For short-grain rice add 1 ¾ cups water; for long-grain rice add 2 cups water. Bring the rice to a simmer over medium-low heat.
A stovetop pressure cooker. A pressure cooker is a sealed vessel for cooking food with the use of high pressure steam and water or a water-based liquid, a process called pressure cooking. The high pressure limits boiling and creates higher temperatures not possible at lower pressures, allowing food to be cooked faster than at normal pressure.
Basic principle of electric rice cooker operation. A basic rice cooker has a main body (pot), an inner cooking container which holds the rice, an electric heating element, and a thermostat. [10] The bowl is filled with rice and water and heated at full power; the water reaches and stays at boiling point (100 °C, 212 °F). [11]
Rice can be cooked by heating in boiling water or steam, or a combination of both (boiling until water evaporates, then continuing in steam generated by continued heating). Rice cooking utensils may be divided into boiling: dolsot, gamasot, saucepans or pots (risotto pan, porridge pot) steaming: bamboo steamer, siru, couscoussier
Cooked rice refers to rice that has been cooked either by steaming or boiling. The terms steamed rice or boiled rice are also commonly used. Any variant of Asian rice (both Indica and Japonica varieties), African rice or wild rice , glutinous or non-glutinous, long-, medium-, or short-grain, of any colour, can be used.
Parboiling (or leaching) is the partial or semi boiling of food as the first step in cooking. The word is from the Old French parbouillir, 'to boil thoroughly' but by mistaken association with "part", it has acquired its current meaning. [1] [2] The word is often used when referring to parboiled rice.
However, this also makes the kernels harder and glassier. Parboiled rice takes less time to cook and is firmer and less sticky. In North America parboiled rice is often partially or fully precooked before sale. Minerals such as zinc or iron can be added, increasing their potential bio-availability in the diet. [10]
Instant rice is a white rice that is partly precooked and then is dehydrated and packed in a dried form similar in appearance to that of regular white rice. That process allows the product to be later cooked as if it were normal rice but with a typical cooking time of 5 minutes, not the 20–30 minutes needed by white rice (or the still greater time required by brown rice).