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Cook: Easy Basmati Rice

Google how to cook basmati rice and you’ll find numerous methods and rice-to-water ratios. I’ve tried several methods, and my favorite is adopted from thekitchn.com. Works perfectly every time. Since you add the water when it is already boiling, this recipe is easier/faster with an automatic kettle.

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Watch: Loins of Punjab

Google how to cook basmati rice and you’ll find numerous methods and rice-to-water ratios. I’ve tried several methods, and my favorite is adopted from thekitchn.com. Works perfectly every time. Since you add the water when it is already boiling, this recipe is easier/faster with an automatic kettle.

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Listen: That Thing We Call a Heart Soundtrack

Here's a YouTube playlist of the songs that feature prominently in That Thing We Call a Heart, mainly by Radiohead, one of my (and Shabnam's) favorite bands. I'd love to include the song by Farah's fave punk band Rebel Antigone, but I made that one up.

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