Originally Posted by
Texaslil
Hermit, you can't get really fluffy rice by boiling,,. It has to be STEAMED. That how the chinese restaurants do it. If you can't invest in a rice steamer, try cooking it on such lo;w heat that you don't have to stir it. The stirring breaks it up. Also use long grained rice. short grain, or basmati gets sticky. I hate sticky rice and so I invested in a rice steamer a long itme ago. If you can't, bring 2 cups of water and one cup of rice to a boil, then turn off the heat. and cover. If it's not done in about 30 minutes, put the heat on the lowest to finish and don't stir. Also you can try washing the rice to get rid of any exces starch which has a tendency to make for more sticky. Good luck
Oh, yeah I forgot about rinsing the rice before you cook it to remove excess starch. Especially basmati rice. I rinse it in cold water several times till the water is fairly clear. I say 'fairly' for I don't think it will get compeletly clear.
And as to fried rice being yellow I agree it's probably tumeric that is used for flavor.
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