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Can I make jambalaya with basmati rice?

Posted on 6/15/25 at 12:50 pm
Posted by chryso
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
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Posted on 6/15/25 at 12:50 pm
Will come out okay or should I not try?
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 6/15/25 at 12:56 pm to
I'm no expert, but people make it out of bowtie pasta so I don't see how basmati would be a deal breaker.
Posted by RichJ
The Land of the CoonAss
Member since Nov 2016
5006 posts
Posted on 6/15/25 at 1:04 pm to
I guess you could, may have more of a “floral” note to the flavor. I’d make sure it cooks to the same rate of water/stock that long grain rice does, and same times tho…

Posted by t00f
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Posted on 6/15/25 at 1:19 pm to
No doubt, it absorbs the tomato paste quite well.
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 6/15/25 at 1:38 pm to
Yes
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 6/15/25 at 2:03 pm to
Definitely
Posted by Zappas Stache
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Posted on 6/15/25 at 2:04 pm to
Yes
Posted by sleepytime
Member since Feb 2014
3850 posts
Posted on 6/15/25 at 2:07 pm to
It's fine, most people will notice zero difference. In my experience, it's less sticky than ELG rice and the grains separate easier.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 6/15/25 at 3:41 pm to
quote:

jambalaya with basmati rice
Jambiryani? It should work. 1:1.5 rice to water.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
31486 posts
Posted on 6/15/25 at 3:47 pm to
As a general rule, both jasmine and basmati are fine is any recipe you would normally use standard long grain rice. You're paying a bit more for the aromatics of the rice which you'll be covering, but it's not going to hurt anything.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
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Posted on 6/15/25 at 4:23 pm to
I've made it with Basmati before and it came out fine. I'd not hesitate to use it again.
Posted by Ruston Trombone
Member since Jun 2025
530 posts
Posted on 6/16/25 at 10:17 am to
The answer to this is the same as for any old school dish: would your mawmaw say she can’t make jambalaya bc the only rice she has on hand is basmati?


Posted by chryso
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2008
13515 posts
Posted on 6/16/25 at 11:06 am to
I made it with the basmati rice. It came out fine.
Thanks for the comments.
Posted by Neauxla
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 6/16/25 at 11:57 am to
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t00f
No doubt, it absorbs the tomato paste quite well.
I see what you did there
Posted by SUB
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Posted on 6/16/25 at 2:43 pm to
I've done it with basmati and jasmine, since I usually have those on hand more often because I prefer those styles. It comes out great in jambalaya.
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