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How to get correct pasta and rice portions

Whilst most of us know our way around a kitchen and can cook with relative confidence, sometimes it's helpful going back to basics, to pick up better culinary habits and utilise your time in the kitchen effectively, and that's where the Kitchen Basics series comes in...

Here James Tanner tells us a thing or two about portion control when it comes to carbs. He shows us how a loose handful of pasta is enough per person and that when cooking rice we need a cup of water to half a cup of rice.

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