You're going to love the ease of this Instant Pot Jasmine Rice. It's the perfect rice recipe, even for beginners! No matter if you want a bowl of rice to eat alone or pair with other delicious foods, this simple recipe is just where to start!
With just three simple ingredients and only 15 minutes, you can enjoy every bite and already plan the next time you're going to make it!
Like the other Instant Pot rice recipes you'll find here, this one is just as simple. I love knowing that I can cook rice without burning it or making it turn into mush. There's nothing worse than mushy rice! Nothing!
I also love that making the rice in the Instant Pot is really fast and simple to do. I used to use a rice cooker all the time, but now that I have this pressure cooker option, I'll never cook my rice any other way.
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
Jasmine rice in the Instant Pot is one of those full-proof recipes. With fast and easy instructions, you can't go wrong! This is a great side dish or a fun way to add some good carbs to your meals.
- You only need 3 ingredients and less than 30 minutes of time
- It makes a large amount of rice to feed a crowd
- You'll never have to worry about overcooked rice that is tough or hard!
Recipe Ingredients
Rice - Make sure that you use jasmine rice for this recipe. Other rice can be used but you may need to change the cooking time accordingly.
Water - Tap water is perfect!
Spices and herbs - These will be whatever you want them to be. You can go simple and add only salt and pepper. You can add garlic powder, onion powder, or even some cayenne pepper. Anything that you want to add is perfect. (and changing up the spices is a great way to change up the flavor every time you make this dish)
How to Make Jasmine Rice
Since you just need simple ingredients, gathering them all shouldn't be hard to do!
Step One: Make sure that you rinse the uncooked rice until cold water. This removes the starch. You'll know that you can stop rising once the water runs clear.
Step Two: Add the rice to the Instant Pot and add in water. You'll be adding a 1:1 ratio of water to rice, so it's actually easy to remember.
Step Three: Add any seasonings that you'd like.
Step Four: Cook the rice at High Pressure for 4 minutes.
Step Five: Once the cooking cycle is done, wait for a natural pressure release for 10 minutes. Release the rest of the steam after the ten minutes has passed by moving the steam release handle to venting.
Step Six: Once all the steam is released, open the pressure cooker lid and fluff up the rice with a fork.
Variations
The only real way to change up the flavor of this pressure cooker rice is to change up the seasonings and flavor.
With this variety option, you can literally make your cooked rice taste differently every single time.
Helpful Tips
- Fluffing the rice is key when you take off the Instant Pot lid. You can use a fork to fluff the rice.
- Use a spoon to scoop the rice out of the cooker and then fluff it again to get into the bowl. Fluffing helps to make sure that the rice doesn't get sticky and helps to release the heat of the rice as well.
- If you like softer rice, use 1 ¼ cups of water instead.
- If you prefer firm rice like me, use 1 cup of water with the rice.
FAQs
If you don't want the cooked rice to become a sticky mess, rinsing it beforehand is key.
Getting rid of the excess starch will make the rice light and fluffy.
If you still notice that the rice is sticky even after rinsing it, you can always mix in a little oil before cooking it in the pressure cooker. Coconut oil adds a nice flavoring to mix in with it.
It's highly recommended. If you fail to do this step, you can still cook and eat the rice, but it may be sticky.
Yes, you can cook smaller amounts of rice in the pressure cooker. To do so, just remember the 1:1 ratio rule. For one cup of cooked rice, you'll need one cup of water added.
Sure! You can use 2 cups of rice with 2 cups of water etc. Just follow the 1:1 ratio rule.
The Best Main Dishes to Go With Jasmine Rice
Rice is the perfect side dish for so many meals! Dishes you can try:
Instant Pot Chicken and Broccoli
Need more ideas? Check out What To Serve With Jasmine Rice for 15 delicious options.
Easy Rice Recipes
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Instant Pot Jasmine Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cups jasmine rice rinsed
- 2 cups water
- Spices to taste
Instructions
- Place the uncooked rice, water and spices into the Instant Pot and stir.
- Put on the lid and cook for 4 minutes on high pressure.
- When cooking time is complete, wait for a natural release for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, pressure release the remaining steam manually by moving the steam release handle to ‘venting’.
- Take off the lid and fluff the cooked rice using a fork.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Notes
- Fluffing the rice is key when you take off the Instant Pot lid. You can use a fork to fluff the rice.
- Use a spoon to scoop the rice out of the cooker and then fluff it again to get into the bowl. Fluffing helps to make sure that the rice doesn't get sticky and helps to release the heat of the rice as well.
- If you like softer rice, use 1 ¼ cups of water instead.
- You can cook smaller or bigger amounts of rice. Just follow the 1:1 rule - 1 cup of water for every 1 cup of rice.
Good recipe corrie
Not sure what other comments are talking about. Cooks Jasmine rice perfectly. Unlike the author, I prefer the little softer rice so I add the extra water. Cooks right, doesn’t stick, and is delicious.
This method is perfect for making the rice needed for fried rice. I never knew about rinsing the starch off of the rice before. Now once the rice has cooled down, it makes perfect fried rice every time. Thanks!
I have never washed jasmine rice, and it only gets sticky if it's overcooked. I set my instant pot to 2 minutes and by the time depressurizes it's perfect.
The best way to cook rice is in a bowl with the correct amount of water. Place this on the trivet in the inner pot - easy clean up and cooks perfectly.
i'm new to the Instant Pot and this recipe was perfect! No need to use the stovetop any more!
Thank you Beverly ^_^
Just got my Instantpot. Don't have many recipes. They look great.
Congrats! We have lots of recipes for you to try ◡̈ hope you enjoy!
I was afraid to make it since I had my family come to dinner and I forgot the natural release and quick release after 11 minutes instead of 10 but the rice was very good and I will make it again for sure.
Thank you very much! 1 minute won't matter as you probably know now 🙂
I'm so glad it worked out well for you!
Turned out great. Totally a keeper.
So glad you like it Megan!
Hope this works. I haven't had any luck with rice. It always sticks together in lumps
So.... did it work?