Basmati in an Aroma cooker, anyone else just use the White Rice setting?

[Thomas Martinez]

Was looking into the proper ways to cook basmati rice in an Aroma rice cooker so figured I’d throw this out there since there’s so much conflicting informations out there about the best way to cook it. Rinse the rice well and use a 1:2 ratio of rice to water. Cook on the White Rice program, which take approximately 50 minutes to cook the rice.
Basmatic rice usually requires a little less water than long grain rice (1:1.5 ratio). I’d assume that the rinsing of the rice is what does the bulk of the work here to reduce the starch in the rice to achieve the bestest results. Do you all use a 1:2 ratio for white rice programs or do you use a different program for basmati rice?

 

[Prehistoric Plunger]

1:2 is too much for basmati imo. I do 1:1.5 in my Aroma and it come out way better, individual grains, no mush.

 

[Fut]

yeah white rice setting is fine. Rinse till the water runs clear and you're good

 

[Aero Sumo Fortress]

Wait does the White Rice program actually do anything different than just boiling water? Like is there a sensor for when it’s done cooking or is it just a timer?

 

[Neo]

Honestly I gave up on rice cookers for basmati years ago. I use the pilaf method where I toast the rice in some ghee first then add hot water. Takes ~20 minutes and tastes 10x better than anything an Aroma will spit out. Rice cookers are for cooking short grain japonica type rice, that’s what they were designed for. Using them to cook basmati is like using a panini press to make a steak. It’ll work but you’re leaving so much off a table.