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Basmati Rice, Microwave Method for Cooking

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Ingredients

2 cups unrinsed Basmati rice
3 cups cold water

Preparation

  1. Put basmati and cold water in a 3-quart microwave-safe dish and cook on high, uncovered, 15 minutes, or until steam holes appear in rice. Cover dish and cook on high 5 more minutes. Let rice stand, covered, 5 minutes and fluff with a fork. You'll note that using the microwave shaves only five minutes off the traditional stove-top method, but faster is not the issue here. Better is.

TagsBasmati RiceRiceRice & GrainsSideDinnerDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeVeganVegetarianEasy5 Ingredients or FewerMicrowaveGourmet
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