Are you always in a hurry to cook meals? Do you have little time to prepare all the dishes in time for meal time? Do you hate cleaning up the mess after cooking? Now, you can cook rice in a quick and easy way! Read on so you would have an idea on how to cook rice in an instant using the microwave.

For this procedure, you would need the following material: a microwave, of course, a measuring cup, a microwavable box or mug and most importantly, rice.

When out in the market, choose the good quality of rice that you can find. Look for the latest harvest of rice, of possible. Upon measuring the amount of rice you want to cook, make sure you leave some extra room for your rice because they expand as they cook. Use a measuring cup to measure the rice and put them inside the microwavable box or mug.

Rinse the rice two to three times with clean water in your sink. Drain the water every after rinse. This is to make sure your rice is free from dirt and other unwanted particles. However, do not over rinse the rice, as well, because studies have shown that too much rinsing of the rice can not only wash away the dirt, but also the  nutrients of the rice as also washed away.

After rinsing, add two times water for one part of your rice. For example, if you want to cook 3 cups of rice, you would need to add 6 cups of water to cook it. Use the measuring cup for an accurate measurement. For some, they add salt or spices to add a little flavor to the rice. You can try experimenting on how to cook rice so you can add a different twist to your rice.

Microwave the rice for 6-20minutes on high power. This cooking time, however, depends on the amount of rice you want to cook and the power of the microwave. The power of the microwave also depends at the brand or quality of the microwave you have in your house hold. After 20 minutes of cooking and you can still see water in your box or mug, this means the rice is still uncooked. Add 4-5 minutes in your cooking time bit by bit until you would know the exact timing of the cooking period. Cooking rice using the microwave for the first time might not be successful, but as they say, practice makes perfect. The more you do it, you will know the perfect timing of the cooking time of your microwave.

Once you know the basic knowledge on how to cook rice using the microwave, you can add more complex procedures to your new found talent. Add different herbs or onion to enhance the flavor of your rice. Adding garlic can also be done if you want to have garlic rice set on your table. If you want to make your rice semi-soup like, you would need to add more water than the usual. This is usually great for cold season and sipping on rice soap can be the best meal of the day.