Cooking Rice - The Absorption Method
Ingredients
- 1 large mug rice (brown or white)
- 2 mugs water
- Salt
- Olive oil
Method
- Boil the water in a pan.
- Add rice to the pan and season with salt (or spice as desired). Add a splash of olive oil to prevent rice from sticking.
- Cover and cook on high heat until water is absorbed.
Preparation time: 3 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes white rice, 15 minutes brown rice
Difficulty rating: Easy
Tips
- Rinse rice with some tap water before cooking to remove excess starch (until water is relatively clear).
- Match your spice to the food you will serve it with – e.g. turmeric or cloves for curries.
Nutritional content
Nutritional analysis per serve (1 cup):
| | White | Brown |
| Energy | 861 kJ 205 cal | 907 kJ 216 cal |
| Protein | 4.3 g | 4.3 g |
| Total fat | 0.4 g | 0.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.1 g | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 44.5 g | 44.5 g |
| Total sugars | 0.0 g | 0.0 g |
| Fibre | 0.6 g | 0.6 g |
| Sodium | 2 mg | 2 mg |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Potassium | 55 mg | 55 mg |

Article Dates:
Modified: 1/3/2011 |
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Created: 1/3/2011 |