Charishma's Salt Free And Fat Free Basmati Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup long grain basmati rice, cleaned,washed and soaked in water for 45 minutes,then drained before using to cook
• 2 cups water, to cook the rice

Recipe

• 1 put the water to boil in a pot on the stove-top.
• 2 once it starts boiling rapidly, lower flame and add the drained rice to it.
• 3 mix once and then increase the flame.
• 4 bring to a boil.
• 5 once it comes to a boil, lower flame and allow it to cook, uncovered, until all the water has been absorbed by the rice.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 fluff the rice with a fork or a spoon.
• 8 now, carefully transfer the cooked rice to a rice strainer.
• 9 mix once with a spoon or fork.
• 10 open the cold water faucet in your kitchen sink.
• 11 place the cooked rice that's in the strainer under the cold water faucet.
• 12 let the cold water wash over every single grain of rice.
• 13 keep mixing the rice grains as the water gushes over them.
• 14 once you have given the rice grains a"cold water bath"{as i call it}, and drained out as much water as possible from the rice through the rice strainer, transfer the rice to a large plate.
• 15 now, spread the grains as much as possible from each other in the plate.
• 16 put the plate in your microwave oven.
• 17 microwave for 10 minutes.
• 18 dont adjust the power setting to hi or low or medium hi or medium low.
• 19 don't bother about that.
• 20 just microwave the rice, uncovered, for exactly 10 minutes.
• 21 do not mix the rice in these 10 minutes.
• 22 do not disturb it.
• 23 let the rice goddess work her magic on every single grain.
• 24 once 10 minutes are up, let the rice sit for 2 minutes before you open the microwave and take out the cooked rice.
• 25 mix well and serve it right off the plate.
• 26 if its not gone in 30 seconds, i'll change my name!