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This looks sooooo delicious. I can’t remember the last time I’ve had good tikka masala.

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Your basmati rice looks sticky, almost like Asian rice

Here's the super special saucy secret... I overcooked it a bit on accident lol I sautéed the Basmati rice in a little butter and cooked it in chicken stock, but I overcooked it and it got a little clumpy! There! I said it! 😭

Usually when I get rice that looks like this, it's more about the water ratio. Sometime when I switch brands with the same type of rice, it has different levels of water it takes. I almost always use a rice cooker so it kinda serves as a control. When it gets clumpy like this, I just adjust to less water!

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Here is the key to perfect basmati rice every time. Wash your rice until it becomes clear (never ever skip this step), soak for about 30 Mins ( not that necessary), then pressure cook the rice/water for 11 mins to the following ratio, 1 cup rice to 1.25 water, 1.5 cups water for a little sicker rice.