Kompas.com – Rice is a very important staple food for most Indonesian people.
By consuming rice, the body’s carbohydrate needs can be met. In fact, for some people, a day without rice feels like you haven’t eaten.
Therefore, many housewives cook large amounts of rice so that it is enough for all day.
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However, often the rice that has been cooked becomes quickly dry and yellowing. As a result, the rice is no longer consumed and finally wasted. Apparently, there are some trivial habits that are the main cause of this problem.
Trivial habits that make rice yellow fast
Here are habits that must be avoided so that the rice remains soft and not quickly yellowing.
1. Do not stir rice after cooked
One mistake that often occurs is not stirring rice after cooked. Good when cooking using Rice Cooker As well as cormorant, this habit is often missed. In fact, stirring rice is very important so that the rice remains soft and does not dry quickly.
New ripe rice still contains a lot of hot steam. If it is not stirred immediately, the steam will be trapped and cause the rice to become moist and easily stale.
Conversely, if the rice is stirred after cooked, the steam will come out so that the rice remains dry with a good texture.
2. Cooking Rice Too much
Cooking rice in large quantities does look practical, especially to avoid cooking repeatedly.
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However, this habit can actually cause rice to turn yellow and dry because it will be stored for too long.
3. Storing rice for too long
Still related to the previous points, the longer the rice is stored, the more likely the texture changes and the taste becomes uncomfortable.
Rice Illustration.As a solution, try to cook enough rice so that it can be spent in one meal or on the same day.
If necessary, use a good storing rice technique, such as storing it in an airtight container or inside Rice Cooker with the appropriate heating mode.
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By avoiding the habits above, the rice you cook will remain fresh, soft, and delicious for consumption.
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