Cook Rice in an Indian Style Pressure Cooker

Preparing rice in an Indian style pressure cooker is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Here is how to use one.

Steps

 * 1)  Take one cup of rice in a vessel
 * 2)  Rinse the rice to be cooked in a vessel and drain 'only' the water till the water in the vessel is clear. Do this only if you the rice needs rinsing. Some rice varieties are fortified with vitamins / supplements and you may not have to rinse such varieties
 * 3)  Pour one and half cups of water in the pressure cooker and set the vessel with rice above it.
 * 4)  Close the lid of the pressure cooker(fitted with rubber gasket) and close till it locks firmly.
 * 5)  Set the cooker on a stove and wait till you see steam escaping from the vent. The time it takes for steam to build up depends on the quantity of rice being cooked and the intensity of heat set on the stove.
 * 6)  Once you see steam escaping from the vent, place the metallic valve(also called weight) on top of the vent in a way that it snaps firmly in place.
 * 7)  The cooker will 'whistle' twice - i.e. steam escapes from the vent covered by the weight.
 * 8)  Switch off the stove and let it set for 10-15 minutes.
 * 9)  Remove the weight and open the pressure cooker lid and your rice is ready.

Things You'll Need

 * Pressure cooker, weight, gasket
 * Rice
 * water
 * vessel to hold the rice

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