So on those nights when you need rice and you need it now—which heat-and-eat or instant rice should you turn to? I tried 10 different brands to find out. When tasked with trying a bunch of plain ...

From worrying about whether it will stick to the bottom of the pan to making sure you get the right water-to-rice ratio, it's easy to opt out and go for instant rice or just give up and steer ...

One cup of rice, salt to taste, half a cup of curd, half a cup of water, a teaspoon of ENO or baking powder, a teaspoon of lemon juice, a teaspoon of oil, a teaspoon of mustard seeds, 5-6 curry ...

Half a cup of rice, two tablespoons of (toor dal, moong dal), two tablespoons of oil, a teaspoon of (mustard seeds and cumin seeds), a pinch of hing (asafoetida), 1-2 green chillies, 6-7 curry ...