How to cook the best basmati rice 🍚

Name: How to cook the best basmati rice 🍚
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 3 cups basmati rice; 6 cups water; 3 ts salt; Juice of 1 medium lemon; 2 TS butter

Marianna Christodoulou @The21Eats

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Rice is a staple side dish used in many different cuisines around the world. This one though is so delicious that can even be eaten on its own! I hope you make it too. It’s the only way I make my basmati rice (and other types of rice as well) because it is simply mouthwatering. #basmatirice

Marianna Christodoulou @The21Eats

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Ingredients

50 mins

6 people

3 cupsbasmati rice
6 cupswater
3ts salt
Juice of 1 medium lemon
2TS butter

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Steps

50 mins

1

Wash your rice and drain well (3 times)
2

Melt butter in a pot on medium high heat, add rice and mix well
3

Add water, lemon juice, salt and mix well. Let it come to boil. Before boiling it, it should looks like this.
4

Once rice is boiling, reduce to low heat. Cover the pot and let it cook for 18-20 min. Then turn off heat and let it covered for 10 min (must for fluffiness). Once done mix slowly with rice and enjoy on its own or with a main dish like any meat or veggie stew. Enjoy 😊