Cooking rice with excess water over stove top

Ingredients:

Basmati rice - 1 cup
Water - 2 1/2 cups
Vessel

Method: 

1) After washing, soaking rice for 30 mins and draining all the water.
2) In a vessel take a bit more water (say 2 1/2 cups of water for 1 cup rice) and bring it to boil. 
3) Add drained rice, keep the flame low and cook. Once it is cooked, drain the excess water in a colander. Make sure that the water is completely drained before using the rice for any rice preparation.

Note:

If the rice is not used for any sweet preparation, a pinch of salt and whole spices can be added in it while cooking to add more flavor to the rice.