I hate cooked carrots and rarely boil potatoes except for the occasional mash about 3x a year. I eat much more rice than I do potatoes except for breakfast potatoes which are pan-fried. I pretty much don't ever boil vegetables, I sautee them or sometimes microwave them with very little water, which usually is gone when the vegetables are done.
Yeah I don't use butter or oil with mine. I think rinsing helps remove some of the starch and makes it less sticky. I imagine that with parboiling and draining it I am going to have even less stickiness. I am making some basmati tonight, I will give it a go and let you know.
Yes please let us know how it goes, I'll definitely try draining the rice next time I cook it.
Yes I think I've seen that recipe but for cooking white rice too.
Your fried rice is healthier than mine, I use a bit of butter and vegetable oil to fry mine! But it's delicious and I more than make up for it by using a lot more vegetables than what is normally used. I like to tell myself that, anyway. But maybe the toasted sesame oil drizzle I use at finish adds more calories than I really need, LOL. I dunno.Yes I like my rice as plain as possible too. I grew up eating white rice that's unsalted and unflavored, cooked just with the water using the absorption method (once again the texture was always a bit off, but it tastes good and it's a versatile ingredient that goes well with many different foods). Growing up I've learned to stir fry rice in olive oil and maybe adding a bit of onion too, it tastes better and the texture improves too but it's not as healthy and it's more expensive and more work
In my defense I planned on using a sieve, but when it came time to drain it wasn't in its usual spot
The only thing I'll add is that sometimes if my timing is off, I'll put the rice, still in the sieve, back in the pan with the lid on, on the now cooling hob ring.
