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I know another recipe for making rice. But go on try this recipe, and you will thank me (and Aunty Sara; yup another of her recipes) later.

Hey did you know, that Basmati (from India) is the most popular variety of rice (its fragrance, long grain, light flavor). Its perfect!

I have another recipe for jeera rice on this blog, but I like this one better, because of its cooking style.

So here you go.

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice (3 cups for 6 people)
Water (6 cups)
salt,
1 onion
whole spices: 1 big brown cardamom, 1-2 inch cinnamon stick, cumin 1 1/2 tsp
3 tbsp oil

Method:

First wash (1 time thoroughly) and soak the rice in the water for about 15 – 30 mins.  In a large pot, heat the oil, then drop the cumin seeds in it (tip: before you put cumin, rub the cumin in between your palms, you will smell the fragrance immediately). Add the cinnamon and cardamom to this. Let it sizzle for about 1/2 minute. Then add the onion, and fry till brown. Then add the water to this (thats why we need a large pot).

Let this come to a boil. You will notice the color changing to pink brownish. Now drain the water and add the rice to this.The rice will take the pinkish color…so pretty…so festive!
Option 1: You may cook the rice in the large pot. or…

Option 2: Put this in the rice cooker, and then you don’t have to baby it. I like this way better. I can do other things and not bother about rice getting burnt etc.

Done! Serve with chicken curry, some vegetables, etc… yumm…

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I know, I know who doesn’t cook rice! Everyone knows how to make rice, but  everyone cannot make the perfect rice using the rice cooker, i know I cant!  Most of the times my rice is sticky, too much water, sometimes dry, maybe less water? I dont know.

Mumtaaz aunty told me her way to make basmati rice, she uses the big rice cooker with the locked lid.

Here is her recipe.

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice (ofcourse), (for 6 people, 3 cups, use 5 cups water)
salt, and oil

Soak the rice in cold water for one. Then drain the water, and put it in the rice cooker with 5 cups of water, salt and oil.

(Mumtaaz aunty said, if u have 3 cups of rice in the cooker, then put water, till the level is at 5 cups. )

Aunty said, that Basmati needs more water.

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Do you like mango? Do you like pineapple? Then you are in for a real treat, go right now to your nearest Orange Julius (even if its snowing crazy like its here, where I am). Order the light Tropical Sunlight Smoothie. It has only 250 calories! How sweet is that?

It is made of mango, pineapple, fruit juices, non-fat milk, and Splenda! And its large enough to be shared. So what are you still doing here reading my post…go go..

Forgot to mention; it $4 and some change, but totally worth it!

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