Dee Randall wrote:
> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
> >
> > If it's real Basmati (imported) just be sure to wash it very
well...
> > only rice harvested in the US is fit for human consumption as
packaged.
>
> Sheldon, yes, I do wash my rice pretty well. I've seen travel
pictures of
> the rice piled in the road, and I've been to Nepal where people sit
for
> hours picking lice off the top of each other's heads. Yuk! Look what
you've
> done now!
> However, do you have any suggestions other than just 4-5 washings?
> On all my veggies, I usually spray vinegar on them after rinsing off,
and
> let them sit on the counter for a while.

Lice nothing... did you ever notice how there are no toilets within a
hundred miles of those rice paddys... the rice paddy IS the toilet...
not just for the water buffalo, all that human waste too.

I wash Basmati until the water runs clear, I use a fine mesh sieve set
into a pot. Then I soak it about a half hour. Drain, rinse, and cook.
Soaked you only need one cup water to each cup dry rice. I find
Basmati cooks up better if soaked. There are at least a zillion
ingredients you can add to Basmati, or any rice for that matter.

Sheldon