Instead of adding cooking oil, this is how to cook rice so that it is fragrant and not easily stale using 1 kitchen ingredient

Instagram/@Ayi Jm

This burnt smell is what makes rice go stale quickly even if it is stored in a rice cooker.

Brilio.net - How to cook rice is easy. Put the rice into the rice cooker, then press the cook button. When it's cooked, just eat the rice with various side dishes according to taste.

To cook rice, a number of people usually rely on a rice cooker. Apart from being more practical, the rice produced from rice cooking will be fluffier and perfectly cooked.

Unfortunately, sometimes people fail to cook rice even though they are using a rice cooker, you know. The resulting rice actually smells burnt. This burnt smell is what makes rice go stale quickly even if it is stored in a rice cooker .

So that the rice no longer smells burnt, most people deliberately add cooking oil to the rice before cooking. The addition of cooking oil is thought to make the rice fluffier and not go stale quickly.

But actually you don't always have to add cooking oil when cooking rice, you know. A YouTube user Ayi Jm showed how. The first step, wash the rice until it is clean as usual. To ensure maximum cleanliness, this netizen deliberately rinsed the rice twice.

photo: Instagram/@Ayi Jm

Once done, pour water into the rice cooker pan in the amount according to your taste. So that the resulting rice doesn't go stale quickly, this netizen deliberately added one kitchen ingredient, namely one clove of garlic, to the rice cooker pan. Make sure the garlic you use has been washed clean.

photo: YouTube/Ayi Jm

Then close the rice cooker and press the "cook" button. Wait until the rice cooks by itself. Next, open the lid of the rice cooker. Well, the rice looks perfectly cooked and very fluffy.

photo: YouTube/Ayi Jm

Immediately set aside one clove of garlic that is on the surface of the rice. Not only is garlic fluffier, it will also make the rice more fragrant, you know. The texture is also not runny, so the rice can last longer when stored in a rice cooker.

It turns out that this was also done by several other netizens.

"Me too, my mother gave me white rice, so the rice is good and doesn't get stale/watery quickly," wrote Riniriawati's YouTube account, quoted by BrilioFood from YouTube Ayi Jm on Wednesday (24/4).

"I take 1L of 8 garlic cloves, after they are cooked, don't throw them away, stir them until they are evenly crushed and they are delicious and have lots of benefits," explained YouTube account Ikhsanromadhan2128.

Warming rice that has been frozen can be done in several practical and effective ways. Following are the steps.

1. Transfer the rice to a container that is safe for heating.

First, take the rice you want to warm from the freezer and transfer it to a microwave-safe container or pan.

2. Heating using a microwave.

- Place the rice container in the microwave.

- Cover the container with a heat-resistant lid or a plastic cover suitable for the microwave.

- Heat the rice using a microwave setting on medium or low power level for a few minutes. If the rice is too dry, you can add a little water or stock when heating it to maintain moisture.

- Direct the rice to be heated evenly by stirring it occasionally during the heating process.

3. Heat using a pan.

- If you don't have a microwave, you can also heat frozen rice using a pan.

- Place the frozen rice in a pan with a little water or stock. This water or stock will help retain the moisture in the rice and prevent it from getting too dry.

- Cover the pan and heat the rice over medium heat, stirring occasionally so that it heats evenly.

4. Check the temperature of the rice periodically.

After several minutes of heating the rice, check the temperature of the rice periodically to ensure that it is heated well and ready to serve. Make sure the rice is really hot in the middle.

5. Serve and enjoy.

Once the rice is evenly hot, you can serve this warm rice according to your wishes. Add your favorite toppings or sauce if desired.

By following the steps above, you can easily reheat frozen rice and enjoy it in good quality.

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.