This  is  how I now make my brown rice. I use an electric stove (ugh) but I
think this will also work with quite well with gas.

I  heat  the  pot to be used on the stove and add boiling water. I take the
desired  quantity  of  rice and add it to the boiling water. I then let the
rice  come  back  up  to the boil and then I turn the stove off! I just let
the  rice  soak  for  about  3/4  of  an hour in the hot water with the pot
covered.  Voila!  Perfect rice, and a lot less electricity used to boot. If
you  have  a gas cooker then it might be better to use a pot with a tighter
lid, like a pressure cooker. You can add salt to the water if you like.

If  you  are  using something like white basmati rice then you only need to
leave the rice to soak for about 20 minutes.

The  grains  seem  to come out a lot fluffier than with the boiling method,
and  once  you  get  used  to using the right amount of water you will find
you don't even have to strain the rice, it has absorbed all the water.