Cooking rice is a simple task only at first glance. Experienced housewives know that in this process it is extremely important to observe the necessary proportions of cereal and water: otherwise, the rice may burn or boil.
Determining the proportions of water and cereals when cooking rice is one of the most crucial moments in its preparation. Moreover, the value of these proportions directly depends on what kind of rice dish you want to cook.
Rice garnish
One of the popular uses of rice is as a side dish or as a component of complex culinary dishes such as pilaf. In this case, it is important that the finished rice turns out to be crumbly, and its grains do not stick together and separate well from each other.
This result is achieved by the correct ratio of cereal and water during cooking. So, if we consider this ratio by weight, then experienced housewives are advised to observe the proportion at which about 150 grams of water is taken per 100 grams of cereal. However, often when preparing this product, they do not use scales, but measures of volume, for example, a glass. In this regard, it should be borne in mind that the same volumes of water and rice weigh differently: for example, a glass of rice weighs about 200 grams, and a glass of water - about 250 grams. Therefore, in order to maintain the required proportion, one glass of water and about 1/6 of this volume must be taken for one glass of rice, which will provide the required ratio.
Rice porrige
Rice porridge is a popular breakfast option among Russians. The main ingredients for preparing rice porridge are rice and water, and it is also important to observe the right proportions when preparing them for cooking. In general, it can be said that cooking rice as a porridge will require more liquid than preparing this cereal as a side dish.
However, the exact amount of water, in turn, will depend on the type of porridge you want to get. So, for the preparation of crumbly porridge, it is enough to observe the ratio of rice to water in a ratio of 1 to 2 by weight. For example, for 100 grams of cereal, in this case, you need 200 grams of water. If you want to cook a viscous porridge, the proportion should be changed to a ratio of 1 to 3: per 100 grams of cereal - 300 grams of water. At the same time, you need to cook such porridge for a long time.
If you don't have a kitchen scale on hand, you can use the approximate weight ratio of rice to water in one glass. So, for crumbly porridge for 1 glass of rice weighing about 200 grams, you will need to pour in about 1.5 glasses of water. And for the preparation of viscous porridge for the same amount of rice, it will take 2.5 cups. It should be remembered that during the preparation process, water can be completely or partially replaced with milk: this will give the porridge a special creamy taste, and the proportions of the raw materials will remain approximately the same.
