Oh tabu hun…thanks sooo much for your info!!! Well it may be that I didnt put enough water- as they were uncooked- I think my manual had it wrong as it states"place the washed rice into the inner pot and add appropraite water ( if ur making 3 cups of sry rice add to the 3 mark on the inside of ur inner pot" as I was trialling 1 cup- I only put one cup of water in and I think thats where Ive gone wrong:smack:…have u tried cooking pilau/ biryaani this way?..I really appreciate your valuable comments!:k: