Topic: Last night in the takeaway

[haldi]

Hi JB
have you got recipes you are happy to share
To be honest I don't mind paying

Like you I spent many evenings in takeaways, but it just wasn't the same when I cooked home

are you using a big gas burner at home?

[Edwin Catflap]

hi I too am intrigued as what the rice is

Ed

[Peripatetic Phil]

Looks like normal Basmati to me.
** Phil.

[Secret Santa]

Looking at the rice dish shown, how do you get such 'long' grains?

for my sins I use Saint Delia's 'perfect rice method' (lightly coated in hot oil, 1.75 times the rice volume for the boiling water, 13 minutes lowest possible simmer, lid on and leave....) with supermarket Basmati.

I did try a microwavable pouch of Tilda coconut basmati last week (hangs head in shame emoticon) and was astounded by the length of each grain seemingly twice as long as I get with the above method. SO.... is there a particular variety or brand I should be using instead?

Scalexkid you actually answered your own question...it's all down to the brand of Basmati rice and, as you observed, Tilda is one of the best in that respect (grain size).

[Peripatetic Phil]

I did try a microwavable pouch of Tilda coconut basmati last week (hangs head in shame emoticon) and was astounded by the length of each grain seemingly twice as long as I get with the above method.

Scalexkid you actually answered your own question...it's all down to the brand of Basmati rice and, as you observed, Tilda is one of the best in that respect (grain size).

Remember also that Tilda's microwaveable pouches are par-cooked, and cooking duration has a significant effect on the length to which basmati rice extends.

** Phil.

[Curryking32000]

Is there any chance of doing a series of video's on this?