Years of cooking rice, but this is the first time I've ever cooked my own Basmati Rice! It's a long grain rice that seems to have an aroma similar to Jasmine rice, but not quite as strong. Being a longer grain rice, it is less sticky than regular long grain rice. Short grain rice really tends to stick more, which I do not really like. Costco had this 20 lb bag for $15.49. You can see a photo of this kind of rice here.
I like how the bag has a zipper too! There is an inner plastic bag that keeps the rice from coming in contact with the burlap bag. Just use a metal paper binder clip to re-seal the plastic bag and then zip up the burlap bag! Cool!
Today, I made Japanese Curry Chicken with potatoes and peas! Any kind of curry tastes good with basmati rice! I have eaten basmati rice for years since I go to Indian restaurants, but this is the first time I made my own. I wonder how this will work out if I use it to make fried rice?
I found that using the same amount of water that I usually do for standard long grain rice is a bit too much for basmati rice. I need to back off the water just a bit. I recall most of the basmati rice I've had at restaurants tended to be less soft than mine. Still, it wasn't a bad attempt on my first time out!
Next up... I have to learn to make my own Indian Butter Chicken and also Mutter Paneer! Time to hit up YouTube for some recipes!
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