Here’s what I actually remember: 1 cup rice, 1.5 cups water, soak, rinse, don’t peek. Write it on a sticky note and attach it to your forehead if you have to.
For large batches (say, feeding a small army or your hungry teenager): 2 cups rice, 3 cups water. For one lonely cup: 1 cup rice, 1.5 cups water. Math is hard, but this is the only math you need.
And remember: basmati is not short-grain rice. Don’t confuse them. Short grain is for sushi; basmati is for biryani. Using short grain is like wearing flip-flops to a snowstorm—wrong vibe.
