How To Make Perfectly Cooked Stovetop Jasmine Rice – No rice cooker needed!
Perfectly Cooked Stovetop Jasmine Rice is one of the best and fastest way to make perfectly fluffy rice every time. I don’t use a rice cooker even thought I am Indian because I find that the stovetop method produces a fluffy rice and it is easier to use a pot that is close by rather than getting out the rice cooker from the abyss of small appliances on the shelfs in my pantry, then washing it out to get it ready and finally setting up your rice for cooking.There is a reason to own a rice cooker. Maybe you only have a 2 burner stove so there is no room to add another pot on the stove to cook rice in addition to your meat and 2 sides. Maybe you cook rice every night so the cooker sits out on your counter so you can use it daily. Or maybe, you have one so that when you go somewhere and want to take fresh rice like to an office party, you can have it cook in 30 minutes. There is nothing like eating rice that is hot and fresh. No pan needed and no stovetop needed. A rice cooker is perfect for these situations. Don't get me wrong! I love my rice cooker! I have one for those occasions but I prefer to cook on my gas stove and then throw the pot in the dish washer for quick cleaning while I sleep.
Ingredients
For Rice
- 1 cup Jasmine Rice
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1.5 cup hot water
Garnish
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro optional
- 1/4 cup fried onions optional
Instructions
- Rinse your rice in cold water 4-5 times. Drain the water.
- Heat rice on medium heat with olive oil until fragrant about 2-3 min
- Add Hot Water and bring to a boil.
- Give rice a quick stir
- Cover with a tight lid and cook on LOW heat for exactly 20 minutes
- Remove from heat and rest for 10 min without removing the lid
- Remove lid and fluff rice
- Garnish with cilantro and fried onions
