How To Cook Brown Basmati Rice In The Microwave

Cook on high 900w for 6 minutes then medium 500w for 8 minutes.
How to cook brown basmati rice in the microwave. Pour out the water keeping the rice in the pot just cup your hands around the rice to prevent it from pouring out. Cover dish and cook on high 5 more minutes. The basic rule of thumb for cooking rice in the microwave is 2 parts of water to one part of rice.
Preparation put basmati and cold water in a 3 quart microwave safe dish and cook on high uncovered 15 minutes or until steam holes appear in rice. Put rice in a large bowl and add 4 parts water to 1 part rice. Add rice water oil and bay leaves to a large microwave safe bowl.
Method put basmati rice in a large heatproof serving dish with boiling water. Put the rinsed rice in a large bowl add cold water and let it soak for 30 minutes to 24 hours. Leave the rice uncovered.
Continue microwaving the rice on low heat for 15 minutes. Then cover cook 50 power for 20 minutes. A lot of people seem to have trouble with brown rice getting the texture right and so on.
This basic preparation is perfect to use anywhere you need unflavored cooked. Rinse rice in a mesh sieve. To microwave brown rice first cook uncovered at 100 power for 10 minutes.
This is the way i have figured out with a little help from a madhur jaffrey cookbook and i can honestly say i feel like an expert now. So if you are cooking 1 cup of brown rice you would use 2 cups of water and it would yield approximately 3 cups of rice. The place where many cooks mess up is using too much water it can make the rice gloppy.