Cooking rice with solar and towels

[watervole]

Take one cup of rice and two cups of water (will do three people

Comments

[alexmc]

This is, IMHO, the best way to cook rice. It is also the most difficult. I don't actually bother with a towel - but I do keep the lid on. It does however take around half an hour minimum - and yes, steamed rice can be kept for ages before serving :-)

My mate Norman (who is chinese) goes for slightly less water than a two to one ratio. However I normally boil the water too long - thus losing water that way, and would prefer to err on the side of over cooking rather than undercooking rice. He also uses electric steamers :-)

My second favourite method for cooking rice is my microwave rice cooker. This is just a plastic bowl with a two part lid. I guess the microwave works at around 800W - ie more than your electricity generation, but maybe it would work fine on half power.

[davidwake]

There's a book here: "Cooking with Solar Power". You have one recipe already, so go to it.

[auntygillian]

Or 'Frugal cooking for anyone' (since the method is about turning off the heat, as well as cooking on solar power when its sunny).

I love the idea of a recipe collection of stews/one pots that are left off the heat to continue cooking.
Or 'Making rice while the sun shines'

[vjezkova]

Thank you for the instructions. I love rice, unfortunately I am the only one in the family. I will adjust the amount of the rice and water to my needs.

[watervole]

Let me know how successful you are.

[vjezkova]

I will!!!:-)