Indian Basmati Rice

Posted on 24. Jan, 2010 by grace in Indian, Ingredients

Indian Basmati Rice is long grain aromatic rice with a nutlike fragrance, delicate flavor and light texture rice. Its name means “Queen of Fragrance” in Hindi. The grains of basmati rice are much longer than they are wide, and they grow even longer as they cook. They stay firm and separate, not sticky, after cooking. It is available both as a white rice and a brown rice. Due to the high amount of starch clinging to the rice grains, it should be washed properly before cooking. Soaking it for half an hour to two hours before cooking makes the grains less likely to break in cooking.