Basmati and jasmine rice may share a similar look, but the two have different qualities and applications. Here's everything ...

1 teaspoon cumin seeds, lightly toasted and ground 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil Note: To cook brown basmati rice, rinse the rice and, if you have time, soak it for 30 minutes just covered in water.

Basmati rice, white rice, jasmine rice and brown rice are a few common varieties out of the 1, 20,000 varieties of rice grown all over the world.

Turn your leftover basmati into Jeera Rice — that’s what chef Joe Thottungal does. This recipe is from his latest cookbook, My Thali: A Simple Indian Kitchen, and it gives day-old, plain ...