Microwaving Rice

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For those who don't know how to use the microwave to cook rice or is worried about the mess such as water spillage. Here's one simple and time consuming way:

1) Wash rice. Then pour in enough water in microwave container. Water should sit 2.5cm to 3cm above the level of rice, or judge this by placing an index finger on top of rice. Water should reach the 1st joint of your finger.
2) Then cover with a piece of plastic wrap and then the lid. This is to prevent too much water spillage.
3) Place 2 pieces of kitchen towels under microwave container. Microwave on HIGH power(100%) for 5 minutes, and then on MEDIUM power(50%) for 7 minutes. Stand, covered for 5 minutes.
4) Stir with a fork before serving.

[gina]

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actually the finger trick works very well with rice cooker. But for MW oven, its best to go by cups. My mom once bought me a Made in Taiwan MW Rice Cooker years ago. I used that to MW rice. When the container spoilt, I started using my regular deep casserole with cover.

Here's the guideline for no-spill, no-mess, fluffy rice :

All you need to understand about cooking any kind of raw rice in a MW oven is the ratio of rice and water..its 1:2.

1:2 means 1 cup of rice to 2 cups of liquid(can be water, stock, coconut milk)

So if you want to cook 2 cups of rice, you will use 3 cups of liquid.

As to the timing, here's the guide:

1 cup of rice : 10 mins
2 cups of rice : 15 mins
3 cups of rice : 17 mins
4 cups of rice : 22 mins
5 cups of rice : 25 mins

Use the same cup for measuring rice and water. Then you never go wrong.

If you have hard rice(overcooked), just add half cup of water to the cooked rice and microwave for 2 mins.Make sure its covered. Leave it in the oven for another 5 mins before removing.

With this guide, you can do Chicken Rice, Nasi Lemak or Seafood Rice, Pilaf using the MW. Liquid can be water or coconut milk, chicken stock, seafood stock, etc.