Many people wonder how to cook rice, but it’s not difficult! This rice recipe is an easy way to make rice. You can find this recipe in our Dining On A Dime Cookbook on page 148.

Have you wondered how to make perfect rice? Have you made rice but it turned out to be sticky blob or so dry you thought it was made in the desert?
You can make perfect homemade rice, it’s not hard and it’s easy to make with ingredients and pans you already have at home. No need to buy a rice maker and have another appliance hanging around the house.
The one secret is to not take the lid off at all while it’s cooking! The steam is what helps it cook so you don’t want to let that escape.
How To Cook Rice Recipe – Easy Way To Make Rice
Servings | 1 cup | 4 cups | 6 cups |
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Water | 1 cup | 3 cups | 4 cups |
Salt | 1/4 tsp. | 1 tsp. | 1 tsp. |
Rice | 1/3 cup | 1 1/3 cups | 2 cups |
Use the given amounts of water, salt and rice to make the number of servings you need. To retain vitamins and minerals, do not rinse the rice.
Heat water and salt to boiling. Stir in the rice. Cover tightly and cook slowly about 25 minutes until rice is tender.
Add a little water during cooking if the rice becomes dry. Gently stir only if needed to keep the rice from sticking.
This easy rice recipe and instructions for how to cook rice is from our cookbook:
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Wish I had this recipe when I started making rice for the first time! It was not easy to do it right at all! A little too much water, and the rice will end up being too wet (almost like a thick porridge), too little water and the rice will be very hard to eat.
Today its my mother’s birthday, and i decided to make rice for the first time. I cook a lot, but i have never made rice before. My mom literally cried after the first bite, she was astonished, and i was really freaking happy and grateful. Thank you, you are definately an inspiration to me. Greetings, and again, thank you.
Way to go Heloise. I understand about having cooked for years and having not cooked a common thing like rice before. I was like that with coffee.