Sticky rice,without a rice steamer?!

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In Japan, we just make it with a regular saucepan. You need to use a white, short grain rice and prepare and cook the rice correctly.

How to Prepare Japanese Rice

Ingredients

? 4 cups short grain rice
? 4 cups water
? extra water

Method

1. Place 4 cups of the rice into a bowl that holds twice the volume of rice.
2. Pour water into the bowl until it just covers the rice. Holding the bowl carefully with one hand, stir the rice briskly for 10-15 seconds with the other hand.
3. Carefully tip the milky water out, covering rice with one hand.
4. Repeat for a second and third time until the water runs clear.
5. Drain rice in a fine mesh sieve and leave for 30 minutes if you have time.
6. Place the rice and 4 cups of water into a saucepan.
7. Bring to the boil with the lid on and then simmer for 14 minutes.
8. Remove the saucepan from the heat and leave to rest with lid on for 5-10 minutes.
9. Before serving, gently turn the rice over with a moistened rice paddle to allow excess moisture to escape as steam.

How to Prepare and Cook Japanese Rice http://japan-australia.blogspot.com/2011…

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If you prefer steaming sticky rice, you can first soak it for 2-3 hours, drain, then put it on top of a white cloth and steam it as though for vegetables for 20-25 minutes.

You also want to remember that the shorter the grain, the stickier the rice.

I make it in a regular pot with a tight fitting lid and it comes out fine. There is no basket involved.