But what about rice, the ultimate pantry staple? As it turns out, rinsing your grains is a key step if you want to make the perfect pot of rice ... enriched white and parboiled rice labeled ...

Put the pieces into a big pot, add the diced onions and the stock ... 4. Add the drained parboiled rice, stir very well and check that the liquid is at the same level as the rice.

Kumudini Hettiarachchi reports As polished or unpolished, white or red, vied for a place on the plate of Sri Lankans well known as rice-eaters and the rice-diabetes link came under the microscope ...