quick tips, when making rice.

as long as you're taking the easy route to steamed rice, it's easy to infuse flavor into it. try:

• replacing water with vegetable or seafood broth.
  
  lighter flavors are best,
  as not to overwhelm the simple flavor of rice.
  
  
• adding ground herbs or spices to the rice mixture.
  
  again, avoid strong flavors (like rosemary).
  
  moreover, be careful with fresh herbs: if you're a cilantro person, then it's best to steam the rice and stir in the chopped cilantro just before serving. otherwise you get wilted, gobby green flakes within a sea of rice.
  
  as for what i've tried:
  
  jasmine tea leaves (resting on top of the rice),
  lemongrass powder or garam masala (both stirred in).