Basmati Rice

Ingredients

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  3 ⅓ cup or 789g

• White rice

  Long-grain, regular, raw, enriched

  2 cup or 370g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 ½ tbsp or 34g

Directions

1. Rinse rice in several changes of cold water until water runs clear. Drain well in a fine-mesh sieve. Add olive oil in 4-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, then add rice and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in water and salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand, covered and undisturbed, 5 minutes. Fluff rice gently with a fork.