This is 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 fluffier rice and it is easier to use a pot that is close by rather than getting out the rice cooker and washing it out to get it ready. Also the rice cooker tends to leave the starch on the Jasmine rice making it a little sticky. There is a reason to own a rice cooker. That is so that when you go somewhere and want to take fresh rice like to an office party, you can have it in 20 from the rice cooker fresh and hot. No pan needed and no stovetop needed.
Perfect Stovetop Jasmine Rice Every Time
8 Cups Cooked Rice 2 cups Rice I like Jasmine but any long grain will do 2 tsp olive oil3 cups hot water
Yield: 4 servings
Calories:
Cost: $0.25 / serving
Materials
- 1 cup Jasmine Rice
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1.5 cup hot water
- .5 large onion sliced thin
- 4 tbsp olive oil for frying onions
- 2 tbsp fresh cilantro minced
Instructions
- Heat rice on medium heat with olive oil until fragrant about 5 min
- Add Hot Water and bring to a boil.
- Give rice a quick stir
- Cover with a tight lid and set a timer for 20 minutes
- Remove from heat and rest for 10 min without removing the lid
- Remove lid and fluff rice
- In a shallow pan add 4 tbsp olive oil and heat on med-high. Add onions.
- Saute until golden brown and then remove from oil and drain on a paper towel.
- Top cooked rice with fried onions and fresh cilantro.