[header] How to cook long grained rice [title] Measure out the desired quantity of rice. [step] Long grain rice will expand to triple its size during cooking, so take this into account when deciding how much to make. [title] Rinse the rice (optional). 
[step] Adding cold water to the rice and draining it will remove loose starches without losing nutrients. This may result in fluffier rice, although some milling processes leave little excess starch to remove.