On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:36:00 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:


>
>But... I just wonder about the washing part. If you wash your rice... How
>do you do it? I had read somewhere to put it in a colander and rinse it but
>mine has holes that are far too large for this. I used to have a big wire
>one but no longer do.

Wash it in a screen type strainer. Basmati is one of the dirtier
rices and needs rinsing more than most.