Congril Habanero Con Basmati Rice Recipes

SIMPLE BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• This is the most important part: Wash the rice! Place the rice in a large bowl and fill with fresh, room temperature water. Swirl your hand through the water and the rice; the water will go cloudy. That's all the starch that we're trying to remove in order to have individual grains of rice, not the sticky kind that's popular in Chinese and Japanese cuisine. (According to traditional Indian wisdom, this also makes the rice easier to digest because so much of the starch has been removed). Once you've swirled your hand around for a minute or so, pour off the water, taking care not to lose any rice. Repeat this washing process until the water runs clear. Usually, this takes 3 or 4 changes of water.
• Fill up the bowl 1 more time and let the rice soak for 30 minutes.
• At the end of 30 minutes, drain the rice. Fill a medium saucepan with 1 3/4 cups water, add a pinch of salt, and bring to a boil.
• Add the rice, stir, and wait until the water comes back to a full boil. When it does, turn the heat down as low as it can go, and then cover. Cook for 15 minutes.
• At the end of 15 minutes, cut the heat. Let the rice sit for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork; you should see that every grain of rice has grown a little longer and is separate from its brothers and sisters. Well done!

BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• When rice is cooked, stir in peas and cumin. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Heat water to a boil and stir in rice and salt. Cover and lower to a simmer. Cook rice for 20 minutes. Remove pot from heat and let stand 5 minutes.

BASMATI AND BLACK RICE JUK

Steps:

• Place the Thai black rice and 3 cups of water in a medium saucepan and simmer over a medium-low heat, stirring constantly. Simmer 2 hours (stirring occasionally) or until the rice has completely dissolved into the water. You should have a liquid the consistency of creamy potato soup.
• Add 1/2 of the roasted garlic to the black rice, and simmer 5 minutes more. Pass through a fine mesh strainer.
• While the Thai black rice is cooking, place the basmati rice and 3 cups of water in a medium saucepot and repeat all the steps you followed to cook the black rice juk. In addition to the garlic, add the horseradish to the basmati juk before passing through mesh strainer. The basmati juk should take 30 minutes less in total cooking time.

BROWN BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Cook rice in salty water for about 45 minutes until al dente. Drain and season with pepper before serving.