Less work, same or better results: washing rice, pre-cooked chicken, Bombay Aloo

[peterandjen]

I don't know but washing my Basmati rice is the only way i'll do it, not only do i get a better result than not washing(the rice don't stick together) but also any dead grains of rice get washed away as they float on the surface.
Also coogan youre way of simplifying things takes 30 minutes of soaking? mine is a quick 5minute rinse and then dry in the seive. Fry and boil, steam.

[coogan]

Yes well spotted. I did change my mind on that after consulting Mrs Coogan she reckons that I cook it on a gentle boil rather a rapid. Im not so sure sort of in between the two really - you just want to get the water back to boiling ASAP and keep it there without boiling over. I normally do not worry about using a lid or exact measurements of water either - to much rather than to little.

Hope you have good results I do.

bon luck