Abreu's rice-cooking advice started out simple. "To avoid overcooking or undercooking rice on the stove, start with high ... this tip may or may not work for you. Basmati rice can break easily ...

Otherwise, brown basmati rice will need about 10 minutes ... of water for every 1 cup of short-grain rice when cooking rice ...

But also there’s something very attractive about leaving a pot to burble on the stove, sending its ... Here the cook, writer and presenter makes a case for Sri Lankan-style lamb curry with basmati ...

and then you're going to let your rice soak for at least 30 minutes before cooking. Boil some water in a large pot, add some salt and your drained, soaked Basmati rice. "Think of it like boiling ...

Basmati should be rinsed thoroughly in a few changes of water before cooking, in order to remove the starch. FAQs about BBC Food ...