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26/6/2013 at 7:48pm
Location: Devizes Wiltshire
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I am wondering if the OP manages to cook rice successfully at home using just a lidded saucepan, as cooking rice while camping is exactly the same as cooking rice at home, IMHO.
HOWEVER, I am Chinese, and have learnt how to cook rice using just a lidded saucepan since I was 12. 
This is how I cook my plain boiled rice. It is very simple, just need a bit of practice. The amount of water required is dependent on the type of rice to be cooked and personal taste. I like my rice with a bit of bite and not soft.
Measure the required amount of rice (I use Basmati rice) into a saucepan, sufficiently big so that there is plenty of space for the water and for the rice to expand during cooking and subsequent fluffing up before serving.
Rinse and wash the rice a couple of times to remove the excess starch.
Add water to the washed rice, sufficient amount to cover the rice, plus at least half an inch/12.5mm more above the top of the rice, more if a softer rice is required.
Bring the pan to a fast boil, lid off, allowing the water to evaporate until it is nearly all gone (gauge it by the sound or the amount of bubbles one can see).
Put the lid on, and wait until steam starts to escape before turning off the heat.
Allow the rice to steam with the lid on for at least 5 to 10 min to finish the cooking.
Fluff the rice up with a pair of chopsticks.
Job done.
Do not do what I have done in the past by walking away from the kitchen during the fast boiling stage, thinking I had time to do this and that, and forgot I had a pan on the boil, and only remembered it when I could smell burnt rice in the house! 
Good luck!
DK 
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26/6/2013 at 10:20pm
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How about cous cous as another type of starch to try?
I eat more cous cous than rice when I go camping.
I would fry some chopped onion and garlic in a pan, add some chilli flakes, paprika and ground cumin and/or coriander, add the cous cous, cover with freshly boiled water, add a knob of butter, add some chopped parsley or coriander, give it a stir, then cover with a lid, and let the grains absorb the water for about 5 to 10min.
Fluff and separate the grains using a fork or a pair of chopsticks. Add more butter for a richer taste if desire. Yum!
DK
Post last edited on 26/06/2013 22:28:33
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