How to cook rice in rice-cooker
Cooking rice in a specially adapted "rice-cooker" is practical and quick: you don't have to watch it during cooking, it's fast (15 minutes) and the rice-cooker switches automatically to "keep warm".
20 min.
Easy
250 g
4 IngredientsLast modified on: February 21th 2011
For 250 g, you will need:
200 g rice
375 g 
½ knob Change these quantities to make:
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 5 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 20 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 1 min.
Tip 200 g rice into a strainer.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Wash rice by under tap for about 30 seconds.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Tip washed rice into rice-cooker.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Add 375 g water and salt.
Stage 5
Switch on rice-cooker (the red "cooking" light should be on), and cover.
Stage 6 - 15 min.
After 15 minutes you should hear a "click" and the "keep warn" light will come on.
Stage 7
Your rice is cooked.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Stir with a plastic spoon to prevent rice from sticking, and add a knob of butter if you wish.
Stage 9
If you don't want to serve rice straight away, leave covered but with rice-cooker switched off to prevent rice from drying out.
Remarks
Rice-cooker are usually sold with a measuring jug. If you use it always remember the correct proportion is 1.5 parts water to 1 part rice.
For tastier rice you can use chicken stock instead of water, or add a little chicken or meat cooking juice, or add a chicken stock cube to the water.
For tastier rice you can use chicken stock instead of water, or add a little chicken or meat cooking juice, or add a chicken stock cube to the water.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 4 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 210 RDI=10 % | 900 RDI: 10 % |
| Per 100 g | 0 | 6 RDI=1 % | 0 | 40 RDI=2 % | 160 RDI: 2 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 250 g : 0.30 €
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Water
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