The grains of Basmati Rice are much longer than they are wide, and they grow even longer as they cook. They stay firm and separate, not sticky, after cooking. Basmati rice is available both as a WHITE RICE and a brown rice. Brown rice takes longer to cook than white, about 30 minutes as opposed to 20 . Due to the high amount of starch clinging to the rice grains, many cooks wash this rice before cooking it. Soaking it for half an hour to two hours before cooking makes the grains less likely to break during cooking. |