Rice without the Rice-cooker

Ah, this might sound almost blasphemous... How is it likely to cook rice without the rice-cooker? I mean... Its the classic rice-cooker that every Asian family would probably own. (i mean the middle class ones, at least). Well, sometimes you just want to have rice for yourself and maybe, one other person? You can't possibly activate the entire rice-cooker... It doesn't make sense! So what can you do?

Just use the gas-cooker method. (actually it works perfectly with any other fires too. been there, done that)

Measuring the rice:
This is important. Don't want to start off on the wrong foot. Usually if you are cooking for 2, use a small measuring cup and measure ONE level cup of rice into your cooking pot (must come with cover)

Wash the rice with clean water. TWICE.

Fill the cooking pot with cleaned rice with water. How much? Now this is the tricky part. Use your pinkie. The first joint of the pinkie to measure out the level of water from the level of the rice.

Turn on the gas stove. Put cooking pot with lid on the fire. Stir ocassionally.

Lower flame to simmer once the water boils. Keep stirring ocassionally.

Once the rice is soft, check water level. By now it should be close to zero and just enough to steam. Turn off the fire. Give the rice a good stir. Replace lid. Keep lid on for at least 20 minutes to allow the rice to steam in the heated pot.

Rice. Oh, glorious rice. Got leftovers? Cook fried rice. What's fried rice without leftover rice?