Basmati rice

[55palfers]

I love the nutty taste of Basmati.

What recommendations do the PH palates suggest please.

I've been buying Costco Veetee brand rice, but the last 5KG tub was a bit bland.

I am near Birmingham so no shortage of Asian emporia.

Edited by 55palfers on Friday 1st April 13:20

[55palfers]

I love the nutty taste of Basmati.

What recommendations do the PH palates suggest please.

I've been buying Costco Veetee brand rice, but the last 5KG tub was a bit bland.

I am near Birmingham so no shortage of Asian emporia.

Edited by 55palfers on Friday 1st April 13:25

[HTP99]

Basmati is basmati, I thought; all tastes the same?

[dudleybloke]

The aged stuff is what you want.

[mrsshpub]

When we were having our kitchen replaced last year, i bought some 'microwave' basmati rice — something I wouldn't normally consider buying. In our opinion, the flavour is far superior to any other basmati we've ever tried — including the aged stuff. The cooked grains also seem to be bigger than 'normal'.

[don4l]

I sometimes add a couple of cardamom pods and some cumin seeds to the water. The cardamom makes for great scent and the cumin gives great taste.

[rsbmw]

I buy the cheapest Basmati in the Indian supermarket. Have never found any difference between it and the expensive stuff.

[HotJambalaya]

The main difference between cheap and not cheap is the grains, expensive ones like Tilda filter out broken grains giving a less stodgy finished product. So I saw from a top Indian chef on tv anyway...

[craigjm]

dudleybloke said:

The aged stuff is what you want.

This. Sainsburys do an aged basmati and once youve had it you wont go back to the normal stuff