302224 Mon Jun 19 12:44:08 -0700 2006 9 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1690555 I'm looking for imported aged basmati. I can get to Edison NJ which I'd imagine will be a good place to find it. I'm interested in people's favorite brands. Mon Jun 19 12:44:08 -0700 2006 0 tastetest 1 1690558 I can't suggest a brand but try to find a place with quick turn-over. Fresh rice is more fragrant and will require less water to cook. Mon Jun 19 13:27:55 -0700 2006 1690555 0 homer J 1 1690569 Tilda is one of my favourites - a bit costly, but totally worth it. Use a ratio of 1 part of rice and 1.5 parts of water, plus a bit of olive oil and salt for great results. Link: http://patechinoisco.blogspot.com Mon Jun 19 14:39:00 -0700 2006 1690555 0 Pâté chinois 2 1690575 Tilda is the favorite brand of my Indian friends and the brand recommended in a few good Indian cook books. It is more expensive and well worth it! I soak it for 20 minutes in cool water, and cook it, pilaf method, at a ratio of 1:1. Bring water and rice to a boil in a heavy pot. Always make rice in a pot that is just big enough to hold the expanded cooked rice. A little bit of rice cooked in a big pot won't get you the results you want.When water level cooks down to the top of the rice,and little holes form on the surface, cover and bake in preheated 450 oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, quickly remove lid and place a clean, absorbant towel over the pot to illiminate condensation , recover (over the towel) with lid and allow to sit for 10 minutes. Makes perfect, long grains every time. Smells like India! Mon Jun 19 15:07:17 -0700 2006 1690569 0 Miss Claudy 3 1690591 ...or smells like iran! i use tilda too. fragrant, lovely long grain basmati Mon Jun 19 17:31:48 -0700 2006 1690575 0 freddie 4 1690594 Smells like Iran...an interesting selling point. Tilda sounds like exactly what I'm looking for- the rice I had in Iran 30 years ago and can still remember. Mon Jun 19 18:22:08 -0700 2006 1690591 0 taste test 1 1690576 Cooks Illustrated did a tast test, and chose "Royal" also from India.....I bought this one, and it is indeed fragrant, and tasty! Mon Jun 19 15:11:21 -0700 2006 1690555 0 ChowFun (derek) 1 1690579 I don't know if you're near New York City, but their own Sinha brand rice at Foods of India on Lexington Avenue near 28th Street is excellent. Mon Jun 19 15:21:24 -0700 2006 1690555 0 Hickory 1 1690603 Last year my wife brought home a box of Jasmati rice, purportedly with Jasmine overtones. Can't remember the brand--a google search reveals at least two manufacturers--but it tasted great. Mon Jun 19 21:33:37 -0700 2006 1690555 0 Don Shirer 1 1690615 Try martinrice.com for wonderful rice grown in Missouri. Who would have thought rice from Missouri but there they were at the Best of Missouri several years ago.I like the Jasmine too. Easy to order and they have a sampler box. Mon Jun 19 23:18:39 -0700 2006 1690555 0 LindaR