Hold your horses, health-nut. Brown rice is a different beast. It’s the marathon runner of grains. It needs more water and more time. For two cups of brown rice, you’re looking at five cups of water and roughly 45 minutes of cooking.
And that fancy jasmine or basmati rice? They like a little less water—about three and a half cups for two cups of rice. They’re divas, but they’re worth it. They make your kitchen smell like a five-star Thai restaurant.
The Tale of The Overflowing Pot (A Cautionary Tale)
I once forgot the ratio and used six cups of water for two cups of rice. It was the Pompeii of my stovetop. The foam rose like a volcanic eruption, bubbling over the rim and hissing on the burner. I spent the next hour scraping burnt starch off the stove while my perfectly good rice turned into a sad, watery soup.
How Much Water To Cook Rice at Evelyn Lowman blog
Learn from my pain. Measure. Or at least use the knuckle trick. Your future self, enjoying a perfect, fluffy scoop of rice, will thank you.
