Cooking Jasmine rice on the stovetop is quick and simple, yielding perfect, fluffy rice every time. Start by rinsing the rice in cold water to remove excess starch, then lightly sauté it with olive oil until fragrant. Add hot water and bring it to a boil, then cover the pot and reduce the heat to low. After just 20 minutes of cooking, allow the rice to rest undisturbed for 10 minutes to finish steaming. Once fluffed, you’ll have a pot of tender, fragrant Jasmine rice, ready to serve. Garnish with cilantro and fried onions for an extra touch of flavor. It is that easy!
This 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 ready in 30 and serve straight from the rice cooker fresh and hot. No pan needed and no stovetop needed.
A rice cooker is perfect for this. Don't get me wrong! I love my rice cooker! I have one and I use it for large gatherings but when I am at home with just my family of 4, I prefer to cook rice in a pot on my gas stove and then throw the pot in the dish washer for quick cleaning while I sleep.
