starlight1968sg:

I bought ntuc fairprice brand brown rice; I just cook as normal white rice w/o soaking. It works well.

DesertWind:

Happy Mama:

[quote=\"DesertWind\"]
Yes, this is certainly a good way to cook the brown rice, to soak it first!
:celebrate:

After soaking, do you use back the water to cook the rice, or throw it away and refill with water?

Happy Mama:

DesertWind:

[quote=\"Jennifer\"] To remove the chewy texture, I soak the mixed rice grains in the rice cooker for 1-2 hours before cooking. The cooked grains are softer like white rice.

Yes, this is certainly a good way to cook the brown rice, to soak it first!
:celebrate:

DesertWind:

Jennifer:

To remove the chewy texture, I soak the mixed rice grains in the rice cooker for 1-2 hours before cooking. The cooked grains are softer like white rice.

Yes, this is certainly a good way to cook the brown rice, to soak it first!
:celebrate:

DesertWind:

Jennifer:

To remove the chewy texture, I soak the mixed rice grains in the rice cooker for 1-2 hours before cooking. The cooked grains are softer like white rice.

Yes, this is certainly a good way to cook the brown rice, to soak it first!
:celebrate:

Happy Mama:

autumnbronze:

For those who like Basmati rice, you can try Red Mill brown basmati rice. Its delicious.

Thanks for the tip, autumnbronze.

csb:

autumnbronze:

After trying several brands of Brown Rice, I stumbled upon this brand - See Hoy Chan Grade A Thai Hom Mali Brown Rice - and have been using that ever since. The taste is heavenly and my DH, DS and helper agree as well. The only drawback is that I can only find this in Cold Storage NEX and its pretty exp @ $9.45 for 2.5kg. So if anyone is familiar with this brand and got lobang to get it cheaper, please share share.

Hi, See Hoy Chan is selling at $8.50 for 2kg. Please see http://www.seehoychan.com.sg/webtop/OrderForm/
But you'd have to place order for 10kg of rice. Think delivery is free.

autumnbronze:

After trying several brands of Brown Rice, I stumbled upon this brand - See Hoy Chan Grade A Thai Hom Mali Brown Rice - and have been using that ever since. The taste is heavenly and my DH, DS and helper agree as well. The only drawback is that I can only find this in Cold Storage NEX and its pretty exp @ $9.45 for 2.5kg. So if anyone is familiar with this brand and got lobang to get it cheaper, please share share.

autumnbronze:

For those who like Basmati rice, you can try Red Mill brown basmati rice. Its delicious.

Jennifer:

To remove the chewy texture, I soak the mixed rice grains in the rice cooker for 1-2 hours before cooking. The cooked grains are softer like white rice.

DesertWind:

jtoh:

Sounds like a good tip. So the dried chilli is the type you use to cook gung bao ji ding is it?

Yes, I think so, those quite large dried chilli, just put a handful of those on top of the rice in the rice bin. Can try if you got rice bugs problem and let us know if it helps!

DesertWind:

AgnesMM:

how do you get kids to eat brown rice mixed with white rice? My 9 years old don like brown rice.

Hi AgnesMM,

We mixed in about 1/3 brown rice to 2/3 white rice or ratio at the most 1/2, 1/2 so the rice cooked is still soft but is redish in colour. My boy 3.5 yo hence we are trying to let him get use to seeing and eating \"brown\" rice. For us adults, we ate white rice for years only now eating mixed rice. To me it taste the same just a little bit more chewy that's all!
:celebrate:

auntieM:

For us its Songhe or Royal Umbella.. ...for some reason my mum don't like New Moon leh..

cherrygal:

I like Australian Calrose rice... if not, I buy the NTUC Gold Thai hom mali - 1 rinse only. Sometimes my mom buys basmati rice to mix in.

LKVM:

DesertWind:

[quote=\"jtoh\"] Sounds like a good tip. So the dried chilli is the type you use to cook gung bao ji ding is it?

Yes, I think so, those quite large dried chilli, just put a handful of those on top of the rice in the rice bin. Can try if you got rice bugs problem and let us know if it helps!

DesertWind:

AgnesMM:

how do you get kids to eat brown rice mixed with white rice? My 9 years old don like brown rice.

Hi AgnesMM,

We mixed in about 1/3 brown rice to 2/3 white rice or ratio at the most 1/2, 1/2 so the rice cooked is still soft but is redish in colour. My boy 3.5 yo hence we are trying to let him get use to seeing and eating \"brown\" rice. For us adults, we ate white rice for years only now eating mixed rice. To me it taste the same just a little bit more chewy that's all!
:celebrate:

jtoh:

Sounds like a good tip. So the dried chilli is the type you use to cook gung bao ji ding is it?

DesertWind:

Jennifer:

[quote=\"jce\"]New Moon, I realise, have bugs coming really quickly

I agreed. I had 2 bags of 5kg infested with rice bugs during the period my elder boy was in sch boarding, hence only cooked a small qty most of the time. In the end, I bou NTUC hse brand that comes in 1kg pkt with pdtn date printed on the pkt.