In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: You'd be surprised how much of a difference this seemingly insignificant step makes. Soaking the rice prior to cooking allows the grains to separate from each other and bloom. This makes a huge difference in taste and texture! Get as close to the 30-minute mark as possible. A little soaking is good, but a half an hour of soaking is better. The more you soak, the fluffier your rice will be. Even though you're only heating 2 tablespoons of oil right now, this pot is where everything is going to go, rice and water included. Grab a pot that has a lid you'll need it for covering later. After oil has heated for a minute or so, it's time to add in your seasonings. They'll need to be cooked and stirred for another minute. In no particular order, add: 1 cinnamon stick (about 2 inches long, preferably) 2 pods of green cardamom (or 1 teaspoon if you don't have pods) 2 whole gloves (or 1 teaspoon if ground) 1 tablespoon of cumin seed After the seasonings have had a minute or so to cook and absorb some oil, add your sliced onion. Saute the onion and seasonings until the onion starts to turn a rich, golden brown. You'll see it turning colors and growing softer and softer. This will probably take around 10 minutes, depending on the heat radiating through the pot and the size of your onion. With a colander, drain your soaking rice. Try to get as much water out as possible. Then, throw it into your pot with the spices and the onion. Cook and stir the rice for 2-3 minutes; you want the outsides to be just lightly toasted. After that time is up, add in your teaspoon of salt. If you're on a low-salt diet, you may skip this part, though! Give the rice a stir to separate the grains and to fully immerse it in with the oil and seasonings. Give it a couple of minutes to come to a boil, and then immediately move onto the next step. Once the water starts boiling, reduce the heat to low and cover it with a lid. Make sure it's on low! Any higher and the water will evaporate too quickly and your rice will burn. Don't be tempted to keep checking on the rice in this 15 minute period. The more you uncover the pot, the more steam can escape, and the harder your rice will be. Just trust that 15 minutes is around the right time. Check and see what your rice looks like if it seems just a teeny bit moist, that's great. In these next 5 minutes, it will finish steaming and cooking (covered, of course). That is some tasty looking rice, eh? Fluff it with a fork to watch the grains come to life. Then remove the cinnamon stick, cardamom, and cloves (if you used the whole kinds, of course). All you have to do from here is enjoy! Keep the pot covered as much as possible to keep the heat in. The rice tastes best fresh and warm, though it will keep for a few days covered and in the refrigerator.
Summary: Soak the basmati rice for 20-30 minutes. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add in your seasonings. Then add your sliced onion to the pot. Drain the rice and add it to your pot. Add 2 1/2 cups of water to the pot. Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer the rice for 15 minutes. Remove the rice from the stove and let it stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork before serving.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: This is the yellow icon with a white ghost in it. Tapping on it will open Snapchat's camera interface. This will bring up the Chat menu, from which you can open individual chats. You won't be able to save a chat that you've already opened and closed before. This will open the chat conversation. The background will turn gray, and the phrase "Saved" should pop up on the left side of the chat. You can save both your recipient's chats and your own chats. You can tap and hold again on the same chat to unsave it. When you leave the conversation, the unsaved chat will disappear. Your saved chat will appear at the top of the chat window, and will stay there unless you unsave it.
Summary: Open Snapchat. Swipe right. Swipe right on your target chat. Tap and hold the text you wish to save. View your saved chat by re-opening the conversation anytime.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: There'll be a point at which things will seem bleak: you can't quite get to each chord as fast as you want, your fingers are killing you, and it seems easier to put the thing back in its case. The reason most guitar players stop playing a few weeks in is that it hurts. After a couple of months and years of playing, callouses will build up on the fingers of your fretting hand that will greatly reduce the pain of pushing down the strings for long periods of time. Everyone who learns to play the guitar has to deal with sore fingers at the beginning. Learn to love the pain and associate it with everything that you love about music and the guitar. Ice your fingers after playing or soak them in some apple cider vinegar to alleviate some of the pain. Dipping your fingers in rubbing alcohol after playing can speed up callus build up. Just don't do it before you play. Guitarists have their own system of music notation called guitar tablature, or guitar tabs for short. The basic idea is to look at each line in the "staff" of the tab in the same way you look at your guitar. Each line corresponds to a string, and each number tells you which fret to hold down when plucking that string. For example, to play this tab-notated lick from the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Sweet Home Alabama," you would play two notes on the open D string, the B string at the third fret, the G string at the second fret, etc. E|-------------------------------------------------|| B|-------3---------3----------3--------------------|| G|---------2---------0--------0---------------2p0--|| D|-0-0------------------------0--0----0h2p0--------|| A|------------3-3-------------2---0p2-------0------|| E|-----------------------3-3--3--------------------|| Switching between lead-style licks and chords is exciting. You'll feel like you're really making music and not just "learning guitar." Make sure you've got your chord shapes down correctly and that you're not losing the rhythm entirely when you play a quick lick.
Summary:
Manage the finger pain. Learn how to read guitar tabs.