Puffy rice

Fluffy rice is one of the most affordable and popular side dishes. Cooking porridge is very simple, but you need to carefully select the correct proportions. Boiled rice can be served with steamed vegetables, meat gravy, fried chicken or fish. And also simple rice porridge with butter can be an excellent option for breakfast.

Crispy rice in a saucepan as a side dish

Cooking fluffy rice in a saucepan as a side dish is very easy if you know all the rules and nuances. Otherwise, the cereal may stick together, burn to the bottom, or be completely undercooked. Any recipe begins with choosing a cookware; an enamel pan is perfect for cooking rice.

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   Fluffy rice is very easy to prepare. You can use any rice cereal, but steamed rice cooks faster and easier. Measure out all the necessary ingredients.
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   Sort the rice and pour into a deep container. Pour cold water over the cereal and rub the grains with your fingers to wash off all the starch. Then rinse the cereal a couple more times with clean water.
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   Place the cereal in a saucepan and add a couple of pinches of salt, you can add spices to taste.
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   Pour boiling water over the rice and place over high heat.
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   Bring the water to a boil again and skim off the foam from the surface. Then reduce the heat and continue cooking for 12-15 minutes. You can find out the cooking time for the cereal from the instructions on the package. When cooking, cover the pan with a lid, but not completely.
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   When there is no liquid left in the pan, the cooked rice is ready. To keep it crumbly, rinse it with cold water. Before serving, rice can be seasoned with butter. Bon appetit!

Crispy rice with vegetables

You can cook fluffy rice with vegetables all year round, choosing vegetables to taste each time. In winter, you can use frozen vegetables. The dish turns out to be nutritious, but at the same time low in calories. It can also be served as a side dish for hot meat dishes.

Cooking time – 45 min.

Cooking time – 15-20 min.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Long grain rice – 100 gr.
• Water – 1 l.
• Ground coriander – ¼ tsp.
• Table salt – 1 tsp.
• Odorless vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Tomatoes – 160 gr.
• Sweet bell pepper – 1 pc.
• Onions – 80 gr.
• Carrot – 60 gr.
• Garlic – 1 tooth.
• Soy sauce – 2 tbsp.
• Parsley – 10 gr.
• Ground black pepper - on the tip of a knife.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Wash the vegetables and peel them if necessary. Fresh and frozen vegetables are suitable for this recipe.

Step 2. Cut the peeled onion into cubes and grate the carrots on a grater with large holes.

Step 3. Cut the pepper in half, remove the green tail and seeds. Cut the pulp into strips. Make a shallow cut crosswise on the tomatoes and place them in boiling water for a minute.After this, pour over ice water and remove the skin. Cut the tomatoes into cubes.

Step 4. Heat the frying pan well, pour in vegetable oil. Add chopped onions and carrots, stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. After this, add a couple of tablespoons of water and simmer the vegetables over low heat for 5-7 minutes.

Step 5. After this, add tomatoes and bell peppers and continue cooking.

Step 6. Wash and finely chop the parsley. Remove the husks from the garlic and chop in random order. Place these ingredients in a frying pan.

Step 7. Add half a teaspoon of salt, ground pepper and coriander to the vegetables, pour in two tablespoons of soy sauce, stir.

Step 8. Rinse the rice grains with cold water and place in a saucepan. Pour in 1 liter of hot water and add half a tablespoon of salt. Bring the liquid to a boil and cook the rice for 15-17 minutes. The rice should become soft but remain intact.

Step 9. Place the rice in a sieve and wait until the water drains. After this, transfer the boiled cereal to the frying pan with the vegetables.

Step 10. Stir the contents of the pan and continue cooking the dish for 2-3 minutes.

Step 11. The rice with vegetables is ready, you can serve the dish immediately after cooking. Bon appetit!

How to cook long grain rice correctly

How to properly cook long grain rice so that it is fluffy can be learned through trial and error, or you can use a proven recipe. Rice porridge is often served as a side dish for any hot dishes; it is nutritious and healthy.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 6.

Ingredients:

• Onions – 1 pc.
• Long grain rice – 1 tbsp.
• Water – 2 tbsp.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Butter – 70 gr.

Cooking process:

Step 1.First, rinse the rice grains well with running water several times until the water runs clear.

Step 2. Place the cereal in a saucepan. Add a piece of butter and a peeled onion to the rice.

Step 3. Boil water separately and pour it into the pan with the rice. The water level should exceed the rice by 1-1.5 centimeters. Cook the cereal until the water is completely absorbed.

Step 4. When the cereal has absorbed all the water, cover the pan with a lid and leave the porridge for 15 minutes.

Step 5. The fluffy long-grain rice is ready, stir it, remove the onion and serve as a side dish for any hot dishes. Bon appetit!

Puffy rice cooked in a slow cooker

Fluffy rice cooked in a slow cooker is an ideal side dish. The cereal has a pleasant neutral taste that goes harmoniously with different types of meat and seafood. It can also be served as a light dinner with sauces and vegetable salads.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Cooking time - 20 minutes.

Portions – 3-4.

Ingredients:

• Rice – 1 tbsp.
• Water – 400 ml.
• Sunflower oil – 1 tbsp.
• Table salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Prepare all the necessary products.

Step 2. Place the cereal in a strainer and rinse well with cold water.

Step 3. Pour a tablespoon of sunflower oil into the multicooker bowl and add rice cereal. Using the fry mode, lightly fry the rice, stirring with a spatula.

Step 4. Pour in the required amount of water and salt to taste.

Step 5. In the multicooker menu, select the “Rice” or “Pilaf” mode, cook until the beep sounds.

Step 6. After the end of the program, leave the porridge in the heating or keeping warm mode for 10-15 minutes.

Step 7. Serve the crumbly rice porridge warm for any meal.Bon appetit!

How to cook fluffy steamed rice

How to cook fluffy steamed rice the first time - more than one novice housewife has thought about this. In addition, this type of rice is already pre-steamed and is very easy to cook. You'll have the most wonderful side dish for any occasion.

Cooking time – 45 min.

Cooking time – 10-15 min.

Portions – 6.

Ingredients:

• Short grain rice – 2.5 tbsp.
• Turmeric – 1 tsp.
• Sweet paprika – 1 tsp.
• Table salt – 1 tbsp. without top
• Ground nutmeg – 1/3 tsp.
• Unscented sunflower oil – 50 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Measure two and a half cups of rice cereal and pour it into a cauldron or saucepan with a thick bottom.

Step 2. Boil water in a kettle and pour it over the rice. Leave the cereal for 10 minutes. The water will become white and cloudy.

Step 3. After 10 minutes, drain the water and rinse the grains well with running water, rubbing the grains with your fingers. When the water becomes clear, washing can be completed.

Step 4. Return the rice to the pan and add enough water to come up to one knuckle above the level of the rice.

Step 5: Add salt, paprika, turmeric and nutmeg for colour, aroma and taste. Also add vegetable oil.

Step 6. Place the container on the fire and cook the rice under a closed lid over low heat for 20-25 minutes.

Step 7. The rice turns out tasty, bright and crumbly. You can even eat it just like that with butter. Bon appetit!

Fluffy rice cooked in a frying pan

Crispy rice cooked in a frying pan is an original, nutritious dish for every day. You can always add something just for yourself, some spices, herbs, mushrooms or vegetables beyond the list of ingredients.

Cooking time – 35 min.

Cooking time – 5-10 min.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Steamed rice cereal – 1 tbsp.
• Warm water – 2 tbsp.
• Turmeric – 1 pinch.
• Odorless vegetable oil – 30 ml.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Onions – 1 pc.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Take all the necessary products in the specified quantities to prepare the dish. Peel the onions from dry skins.

Step 2. Next, cut the onion into small cubes.

Step 3. Heat a frying pan over a fire, pour in vegetable oil. Sauté onions in vegetable oil until golden brown. Stir it occasionally to prevent anything from burning.

Step 4. Next, add rice cereal into the pan. If you are using non-parboiled rice, it must be washed well under running water.

Step 5. Fry the onion and rice grains for 3-4 minutes, stirring with a spatula.

Step 6. Salt the rice to taste and add turmeric, it will give the dish a pleasant warm shade.

Step 7. Pour in warm water and bring it to a boil.

Step 8. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to low and cook the rice for 15 minutes.

Step 9. If after this there is no liquid left in the pan, then turn off the heat and leave the porridge for another 10 minutes under the lid. Serve fluffy rice with salad and herbs. Bon appetit!

Brown rice in a saucepan as a side dish

Followers of healthy eating prefer to cook brown rice in a saucepan as a side dish. Rice in a soft brown bran shell retains more nutrients than the white polished cereal we are used to. In addition, such a side dish looks original on the plate.

Cooking time – 120 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Brown rice – 1 tbsp.
• Water – 2.5 tbsp.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Table salt – 1 tsp.
• Olive oil – as needed.
• Tomatoes – 220 gr.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Carrot – 1 pc.
• Dill - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1: First, wash the brown rice and soak it in cold water for 1-2 hours. Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables. Peel the onions and carrots, cut the onions into half rings, and grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Remove the skin from the tomato.

Step 2. Take a pan with thick walls and a bottom, pour olive oil into it, and heat it. Add chopped onion and carrots and fry until soft.

Step 3. Cut the tomatoes into cubes.

Step 4. To the already slightly fried vegetables, add tomatoes and cook for another 1-2 minutes.

Step 5. Pour in water and bring it to a boil, then rinse the rice and place it in a saucepan. When the water boils, reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and cook for 30-40 minutes until all the water is absorbed.

Step 6. After this, keep the dish covered for another 20 minutes with the stove turned off. Add chopped herbs to the finished brown rice and you can serve it as a side dish on the table. Bon appetit!

Fluffy basmati rice

Fluffy basmati rice is another great side dish that is very popular in India. It is very tasty served with stewed vegetables and chicken. Follow our detailed instructions and you will get excellent fluffy basmati rice.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Cooking time - 30 min.

Portions – 6-8.

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice – 360 gr.
• Boiling water – 750 ml.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Butter – 30 gr.
• Cinnamon – 1 stick.
• Turmeric – 8 gr.
• Cardamom – 3-7 pcs.
• Vegetable oil - for frying.

Cooking process:

Step 1.First, rinse the rice thoroughly with running water. Boil drinking water in a kettle.

Step 2. Break the cinnamon stick into several pieces. Crush the cardamom pods and remove the seeds; the pods themselves are not needed in the recipe.

Step 3. In a saucepan with a capacity of at least 3 liters, heat some butter. Then add cinnamon pieces and cardamom seeds and fry them for 30-40 seconds. Then add salt and turmeric.

Step 4. Place washed basmati rice on hot aromatic oil, stir with a spatula and fry for 20-30 seconds.

Step 5. Carefully, so as not to burn yourself, pour in three cups of boiling water. Stir the rice and immediately cover the pan with a lid. When the water boils, set the timer for 5 minutes, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for another 7 minutes.

Step 6. After this, remove the pan from the heat, wrap it first in newspaper and then in a towel. In 12 minutes the rice will be ready.

Step 7. Rice can be served with meat dishes, seafood or chicken, at your discretion. Bon appetit!

Crispy rice in the oven

Fluffy rice in the oven, of course, is different from that cooked in a pan. It turns out airy, tender and not sticky at all. The recipe is very simple and does not take much time. You can always replace water with vegetable or meat broth, then the porridge will be even richer and tasty.

Cooking time – 60 min.

Cooking time – 10-15 min.

Portions – 3-4.

Ingredients:

• Rice – 2 tbsp.
• Meat broth/water – 4 tbsp.
• Sunflower oil – 70 ml.
• Table salt - to taste.
• Spices - to taste.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Take rice and water in a ratio of 1 to 2. Pour rice cereal into a deep container and pour in very hot water, almost boiling water, stir and leave for 10-15 minutes.After this, rinse the rice very well.

Step 2. Place the frying pan on the stove, dry it and pour in vegetable oil. Drain the rice and place it on a heated surface. Fry the rice for 7 minutes until it becomes translucent.

Step 3. The tastiest rice is made with broth. If you don’t have a ready-made one on hand, dilute a bouillon cube in water.

Step 4. Take a suitable heat-resistant container, place the fried rice in an even layer and fill it with broth. If the broth is unsalted, then add salt to taste. Stir the rice until the liquid is distributed evenly and no lumps remain. Cover the pan with food foil.

Step 5. Bake the rice in the oven at 200 degrees for 35-40 minutes. When you remove the foil, you will have delicious, aromatic and fluffy rice for garnish. Bon appetit!

Rice with onions and carrots as a side dish

Rice with onions and carrots as a side dish for meat or as the basis of a nutritious dinner can be easily prepared using this simple recipe. The described method allows you to turn ordinary rice porridge into a bright, rich and satisfying dish.

Cooking time – 40 min.

Cooking time - 15 minutes.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Ground turmeric – 0.5 tsp.
• Long grain rice groats – 200 gr.
• White onion – 70 gr.
• Table salt – 0.5 tsp.
• Carrot – 60 gr.
• Ground black pepper – 1 pinch.
• Green onions - for serving.
• Unscented sunflower oil – 3 tbsp.
• Water – 450 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Boil 450 milliliters of drinking water using any convenient method. Rinse the rice grains. Peel the onions and carrots.

Step 2. Cut the onion into small cubes and grate the carrots on a grater with large holes.

Step 3.Dry the pan over high heat, pour in vegetable oil and add chopped vegetables. Cook over high heat, stirring frequently, for 4 minutes.

Step 4. Next, add washed rice to the fried vegetables, sprinkle with salt, ground pepper and turmeric.

Step 5. Reduce heat to medium, stir-fry rice and vegetables for 1 minute.

Step 6. After this, pour boiling water over the rice. There should be twice as much water as rice.

Step 7. Stir the rice and bring the liquid to a boil, reduce the heat to low, cover the pan with a lid and cook the rice for 25 minutes.

Step 8. Mix the finished rice with onions and carrots, divide into portions, sprinkle with chopped herbs and serve. Bon appetit!