Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Food & Wine / Getty Images Making a pot of perfectly fluffy rice is a deceptively simple task. There aren’t a lot of steps that ...

All six methods started with the same prep — rinsing and soaking the rice for 30 minutes — to remove surface starch and ensure tender, separate grains. Baking basmati rice in a 375°F oven earned the ...

Bold, aromatic biryani depends on one hero: perfectly cooked basmati rice. When the grains are long, separate, and lightly perfumed with spices, the layers come alive. The method below is built on ...

Food & Wine / Photo Illustration by Doan Nguyen / Photo by Robby Lozano / Food Styling by Renu Dhar With that in mind we tasked our test kitchen with identifying the best way to cook basmati rice.