Rice and water mix is simple. It's the early parts and seasoning and onion and oil that is the hard part. 1 cup of rice add 1/4 water, 2 cups of rice its half cup, 3 cups its 3/4 a cup, 4 cups its 1 cup of water. That is already measured. I think your using the stove, get a rice cooker maybe. I use the rice cooker for fluffy rice only, I use tubberware and do the mixing inside there for boiled chinese style rice and microwave it.
I am gonna try to learn how do Roasts hopefully soon. I love a good shoulder of lamb, roast beef, and stuff like that.