I keep messing up an otherwise awesome Persian dish because of my rice. I have authentic Persian basmati rice, and I live at about a mile elevation (if that changes things).
Here is the recipe that I use:
The problem is my rice is still soggy and clumpy at the end of the 30 minutes. I know this sounds stupid, but does that mean it is being overcooked or undercooked? Technically if it is undercooked it should be hard and not cooked I would think, but I guess it seems "watery" despite using none or all of the suggested water for the second part, so we thought maybe it had to be cooked longer to get the water out.
Should I reduce the time the rice boils or the time it's cooked in the pot?
EDIT: Darn it, I can't use URLs. Just google "persian rice recipe" and click the first one, it's the one I tried to post.
Here is the recipe that I use:
The problem is my rice is still soggy and clumpy at the end of the 30 minutes. I know this sounds stupid, but does that mean it is being overcooked or undercooked? Technically if it is undercooked it should be hard and not cooked I would think, but I guess it seems "watery" despite using none or all of the suggested water for the second part, so we thought maybe it had to be cooked longer to get the water out.
Should I reduce the time the rice boils or the time it's cooked in the pot?
EDIT: Darn it, I can't use URLs. Just google "persian rice recipe" and click the first one, it's the one I tried to post.