any recommendations for brands of premium basmati rice (preferably available in nyc)? looking for a nice long grain with actual rice flavor. brands available in jackson heights or south ozone park is easiest for me but curry hill is okay.
basmati rice
Started by splinky, Apr 10 2012 11:30 PM
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 11:30 PM
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 11:48 PM
hah. I wish I had video of us choosing at Patel Brothers. Julie Sahni gives a recc on her website fwiw. We have Koh-i-noor at the house, and its great but who knows if that's because I follow her recipe for soaking, boiling and steaming the rice or its actually "better" rice.any recommendations for brands of premium basmati rice (preferably available in nyc)? looking for a nice long grain with actual rice flavor. brands available in jackson heights or south ozone park is easiest for me but curry hill is okay.
Why not mayo?
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 12:23 AM
i like koh-i-noor but they have several levels of quality on offer. i've used lal qilla in the past, but i don't want to buy 20lbs.hah. I wish I had video of us choosing at Patel Brothers. Julie Sahni gives a recc on her website fwiw. We have Koh-i-noor at the house, and its great but who knows if that's because I follow her recipe for soaking, boiling and steaming the rice or its actually "better" rice.
any recommendations for brands of premium basmati rice (preferably available in nyc)? looking for a nice long grain with actual rice flavor. brands available in jackson heights or south ozone park is easiest for me but curry hill is okay.
“One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no!', I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.”
~Jack Handey
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 12:52 AM
We've bought Tilda in the past and have found it to be quite fragrant.
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 01:06 AM
Try the same method with Uncle Ben's and you'll know what's better method and what'sWe have Koh-i-noor at the house, and its great but who knows if that's because I follow her recipe for soaking, boiling and steaming the rice or its actually "better" rice.
better rice.
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 01:39 AM
thanks! tilda's the brand i always forget about. i think they actually mark it gluten free, it doesn't need rinsing either does it?We've bought Tilda in the past and have found it to be quite fragrant.
“One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no!', I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.”
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 02:50 AM
the whole foods house brand is pretty poor.
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 03:50 AM
zebra brand! often two for one!
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 12:57 PM
I've used Tilda and love it.
I've never rinsed rice...
I've never rinsed rice...
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 03:06 PM
I rinsed rice once. Didn't see the point to it.
This is excepting a box of Bhutan red rice that I got, that you had to rinse, because it seemed to come with actual Bhutan dirt.
This is excepting a box of Bhutan red rice that I got, that you had to rinse, because it seemed to come with actual Bhutan dirt.
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 10:55 PM
Carolina is now marketing basmati, and jasmine, too.
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Posted 12 April 2012 - 12:50 AM
So is the Carolina American grown ?
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Posted 12 April 2012 - 01:06 AM
I don't believe so. I no longer have the basmati rice (which comes in smallish packages), but what I have from the jasmine says
"Enriched Thai Fragrant Long Grain Rice
Thai Hom Mah Rice"
They're okay, but kind of watered down in flavor compared to others available. Since I just want them to be the backup singers, I don't find that a drawback.
"Enriched Thai Fragrant Long Grain Rice
Thai Hom Mah Rice"
They're okay, but kind of watered down in flavor compared to others available. Since I just want them to be the backup singers, I don't find that a drawback.
[M]ost of the pastas hover around $25. This ought to be enough to buy bucatini that is cooked on both ends. -- Pete Wells on Caravaggio ( * review)
Tonight, there was a dessert of coconut, rhubarb, and black olive. Obvious in its execution how innovation and experiment, when introduced for their own sake, are annoying. --irnscrabblechf52, May 9, 2013
notorious stickler -- NY Times
deeply annoying and nitpicking -- Molly O'Neill, One Big Table
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Posted 12 April 2012 - 11:03 AM
I did not like the Carolina basmati when I tried it.
I'm under the impression that washing and soaking basmati is traditional.
I'm under the impression that washing and soaking basmati is traditional.
Why not mayo?
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Posted 12 April 2012 - 11:55 AM
i tried the carolina jasmine a while back, was not impressed.I did not like the Carolina basmati when I tried it.
I'm under the impression that washing and soaking basmati is traditional.
not all basmati requires washing, really depends on the processing. these days i lean toward the no rinse brands. i just want to find the best no rinse brand for me
“One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. 'Oh, no!', I said, 'Disneyland burned down.' He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.”
~Jack Handey
*proud descendant of cheese eating surrender monkeys*
