Re: brown rice
hi muskarahet,
i cook brown rice. they are very tasty. and good for health too. :>
i hope you dont mean pilao, because then this what i am saying may be irrelevant.
but for the brown rice, there is a way to cook them, other wise, they may not be fully cooked.
take a 2 cups of brown rice. soak in 2 cups of water for 2 hours. warm 4 cups of water. add any boiled vegetables that you like to add in there. simmer for 10 minutes. now add the rice. cook for 30 minutes until the water decreases. unlike boil rice, you wont take out the startch from these rice. add salt and pepper. mix once and when rice are almost dry, lower the flame and place the lid back to have the rice be finally cooked in their own steam.
serve with raita and a steamed meat dish - fish for instance.
best,
Dushwari