Monday, 27 July 2009

How to Cook Brown Rice (Using a pressure cooker)

Brown Rice

[Ingredients] (serves:4)
2 cups of rice2 and 3/4 cups of water
The amounts of water can be changed depending on the condition of rice, tempature or individual preference. Old rice is very dry and requires extra water.

[How to Cook]
  1. Place rice and water in a bowl. Quickly rinse the rice and dispose of the murky water. Do this 1 or 2 times.
  2. Place the rice into a draining basket and remove the excess water.
  3. Transfer the rice into a pressure cooker and add water.
  4. Cover the pot nad place on high heat. When it comes to a boil and the top pops, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and cook for 30 min.
  5. After turning off the heat, wait for 10-15 min until the pressure inside has completely diminisihed. Open the pot and mix the rice using a cutting-like motion to remove any excess water.

Brown Rice Diet




Eating brown rice prevents or relives constipation and when constipation-related problems are solved, many people start to lose weight.Brown rice is rich in fiber and unlike other food components such as fats, proteins, or carbohydrates, fiber is not digested in the body. It passes unchanged through the stomach, small intestine and colon. In the process in which fiber passes through the body, it increases the weight and size of stool, which makes it easier to pass through the body and to relives constipation.In the body, there are toxic substances sticking to the walls of the small intestine and colon, and when these toxic substances are removed by the passage of stool, metabolism is activated, and the foods eaten are more easily digested and converted into energy. Fats and carbohydrates are quickly burned which contributes to weight loss.

Continued brown rice consumption will regularly remove toxic substances and stimulate metabolism improving a person’s entire health, most noticeably their skin.

Other benefits of eating brown rice are:
It lowers the risk of colon cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Vitamin B contained in brown rice improves metabolism and helps sugar to be converted into energy, resulting in boosting the energy inside the body.
Aging occurs when peroxidized fat from becoming rancid, which slows aging.