Boiled Rice In Microwave Recipe [Video]
Basmati Rice in microwave can be cooked in 11 minutes. Its faster than cooking on stove. Use 2 cups of water for each cup of rice. Washing rice is optional.
Maahi Gupta Updated 8 Aug, 24
Boiled Rice In Microwave Recipe [Video]
White Basmati rice can be be cooked in just 11 minutes with no extra baggage. Yes, this speed is possible with a Microwave.
On the other hand, if you cook rice in an open container, it might take about 15 minutes. That’s a good 4 minute advantage!
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Making rice in microwave is quicker than stove
- 1 Cup Basmati Rice (White Uncooked)
- 2 Cup Water
Washing and Soaking the Basmati rice (Optional)
- Washing the white rice is recommended as they are the polished version of brown rice. Polishing is done to make the rice grain look shiny and whitish.
- Wash rice and drain the water until you see the near-clear water.
- Although you can skip the soaking part, it is highly recommended especially for Basmati rice.Soak them for 30 minutes to get best rice grain length.
- After 30 minutes, drain the water.
Boiling rice in Microwave
- We need a microwave safe bowl to start the process. It should be big enough to contain the rice with water and still have 30% of space left.
- Add 2 cup water and rice in the bowl.
As a general rule, we use 2 cups of water for each cup of rice.
- Keep it in microwave for 11 minutes. There is no specific temperature that you can generally set up in a microwave. It should be on high, if there is any such option in your microwave.
- After 11 minutes, take out the bowl from microwave. White rice is now ready to serve hot.
- Keep the rice covered with a lid until served. It helps in retaining the moisture and keep rice grain soft and tender.
- Rice can be refrigerated for up-to 3 days for best taste and results.
- You can re-heat the rice in microwave before serving.