light and fluffy rice

Hi, Jamie.<br /> You could teach us how to use whole rice more often. It's healthier than white rice and very tasty when wellnprepared.<br />

your rice is great jamie, but i can not make fried rice can you give me some tips plzzzzzzzz i have tryed everything tnx anne

hey jamie, omg you no your a ledgend dont you, i done this rice the other day with sme tandori lamb kerbabs my husband said they was bangng and that the rice was perfect so i just thought id thankyou, im always cooking and sometimes stuffer with sticky rice but the method of being able to control the rice with colindor is a blessing i swear cheers jamie :) xxx

Hey Jamie, What happens if you only have a plastic colander? I am not kidding haha. I best go to the shop tomorrow and buy a stainless steel one, eh?<br /> Thanks for the light and fluffy rice - I look forward to trying it tomorrow - with a stainless steel colander, not a plastic one... :-(

The biggest issue is great quality rice. I import rice directly from the farms in India. Rarely (even tilda) retail top end basmati rice.

Hi , iwonder if you can help me, what is the best type of rice to cook with, I love it nice and fluffy, I use a rice maker, but I still cannot seem to get it right, please help me.<br /> Katerina<br /> <br />

magic jamie, followed your instructions the result is perfect. my wife is wondering how the hell i get the rice so fluffy.

Great way to create fluffy white rice, Jamie. Well done!
I prefer the one-pan, two-step absorption method personally:
http://the-curry-secret.blogspot.com/2010/10/perfect-rice.html
Give it a try.

i think the result in cooking the rice depends a little on the rice you use , for the rice that is round i cook it in a microwave and cooks very well almost every time , i put the rice in a bowl with a finger of water over it , cook it for 20 min not very high temperature (350, 500) then i take it out and add olive oil and salt and stir .Of course this recipe is for the time you are in the hurry, but works well.

if using basmati rice soak for half hour then rinse.
Place however much rice you're going to use in a saucepan with lots of water, add in a stck of cinnamon and 2-3 cardommon pods and let it come to full boil.
Once it reaches full boiling point let it simmer on low flame and time for 2mins, after 2 mins drain rice in kolander (excuse my spelling mistake!) dont let the rice stand for long, place rice back into saucepan and let it sit for 5 mins on no heat.

A friend told me to try it like this and it worked for me!

There is a much simpler method: Twice as much water than rice; put both in pot and bring to boil, then cover with tight fitting lit and place on low heat. Since the seal is tight the steam dowes not escape so your rice steams rather than boils and you don't even need to time it. You can leave it on the stove until you are ready and it is always perfect. Try it and tell me if it is never perfect :)

hi jamie....ur a gr8 chefs..i love thing u cook
and :

i got a very good recipe for rice.. :))

1-rinse 2 cups rice with a runny water. after that drain it.
2- put a little bit oil in the pan with 2 pices cardomum
3-heat the pan..and then put the rice and stir a little
4- add 2 cups of water .+ salt ....then let them boil.
5-low the heat and leave it 20 min

and enjooooy the lovely rice ...and u jamie try it... :))) u will love it

my ever-succesful rice :
fry chopped onion
rinse your rice in water till it is clear
add 1 cup of rice to onion , fry for a moment
add 1.5 cups of water
boil
add salt
put lid , on the smallest fire
when water is out - your rice is perfect

for brown rice -use 2 cups of water instead of 1.5
try it !! :-)

Thank you Jamie - this works so well.... it is really light and fluffy. I stir in a little butter at the end, and it's heaven!! :-) Great with a broken up citronella stick in the water too, so fragrant.
I used to do basmati rice in the microwave - it yielded great results until I got a more powerful one; I ended up with sticky, mushy rice, and could not correct this. I also ended up with rice sticking in the pan on the stove, so this new steaming method is great for me. I'll have to give it a try with brown rice, which I usually mess up...

ive never ever been able to make rice, even following methods, this one i will try, i love cooking and i wont give up till ive got cooked rice sussed! haha

i tried this not expecting it to turn out and it was great. i made it into egg fried rice

thanks Jamie you made my dinner x

I'll be trying it. I eat at the indian restaurant and I love it, I hope it works!!

Will this method work for brown rice as well?

hey Jaime... i was just going through your vegetable jalfrezi... etc n now rice... its funny in a way.... i am from India and thats exactly how we do it but it still looks different in a way... u get what i am saying...lol...

keep it up...
cheers..!!!!