This is prior to adding the rice. I had to take the time to thank you for this recipe. Does anyone know why?? Hi Kathy this recipe doubles and triples without any additional changes. I followed a recipe for black beans that called for 8 cups of water to 1 pound of beans. When timer beeps, turn pressure cooker off and use a natural pressure release for 10 minutes. Also, do you have directions for brown rice? Just turn on the faucet and let the water run on top of the rice until the water draining from the bottom is clear. The manual/cookbook it came with said to cook rice for 20 minutes! Thanks Julie! Im almost 49 and made a pot of perfect rice for the 1st time to go with the bbq hash I made. Thanks so much Sandy! Hi Patti its easy to get addicted to pressure cooking. It will come out with the grains easily separated. Im not a cook so I was wondering why you used less water? It was noticeably more tender. Its sure making it easy for me as I learn to use my Instant Pot. Lock lid in place. What adjustments would I need to make if I have to double or triple the recipe in my Instant Pot? I also added a tablespoon of butter.could that have done it? Any suggestions? I use that technique before cooking in the Instant Pot when I want my rice to be perfect. Seems to work well with both Jasmine and Basmati rice. Thats great thanks for posting Rachel! I dont understand, Ive tried multiple recipes and it always comes out sticky and way too mushy! Using your instructions, the rice came out a little dry, not fully plumped, and a bit toasted on the bottom. However, this recipe will work in ANY brand of electric pressure cooker, including the Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi, and Mealthy MultiPot. This might be a game changer if this turns out in the pressure cooker. Just to make sure I dont screw it up. Will try the rice today. Finally your recipe worked!! As long as I follow a recipe on Google. I am down to only one pressure cooker and never want to have to quickly clean & make the riceI think I need to get another one , Hi Lara Luckily I have two now, but when I only had one, I would make the rice first (it stays hot a long time when covered, and its easier to clean up the pan.). Hi Martha I wonder if you had a good seal? So excited! Followed this to a T and rice came out so sticky and gummy. I usually cook for my family, but sometimes Im only cooking for myself. Hi Jennifer 3 cups of cooked rice is 6 servings, so you dont need to multiply anything unless you want larger than 1/2 cup rice per person. You can also watch our How To Cook Instant Pot White Rice on YouTube. Im dying to try this recipe but I see too many comments saying it came out sticky or soupy which I hate, since I like my rice grainy but I dont see you fully address why this happens and how to address specially when you state that one of the advantages of the pot is that its always REPEATABLE as long as you do the same process. Does instant Minute Rice work in the InstantPot pressure cooker? Works for enameled sixth ivens too (and the stains), Ahh yikes! Add the rinsed rice, water, and salt to the pressure cooking pot. So small diced chicken and white rice would work. Hi Stella just start timing your rice when it reaches high pressure. Hi Colleen I write my recipes for electric pressure cookers, not just the Instant Pot, and not all of them have a rice button and not all rice buttons give people the result they like. It never sticks. Great! One cup of rice equals 200 grams and 1 and a quart cups of water equals 295 mls. Hi Ann if thats working for you, no need to change. If youve rinsed it well, you can try using a 1/4 cup less water. The rice button is an automated program that works differently than the Manual/Pressure Cook function. Thank you for the recipe. Just start the timing when its at pressure and reduce your heat to the lowest necessary to maintain pressure. Ive cooked it many times without issues, and my family have nothing but compliments. Did you let the pressure release naturally for at least 7 minutes before you opened it? Perfect jasmine rice, exactly as written. While I cooked, it cooked, and I didnt have to worry about the rice at all, and it was ready when I was. Give it a try Im sure youll be pleasantly surprised. Im thinking maybe they mistakenly used an instant or Minute rice? Thanks Donna so nice to hear youre enjoying my site. It works for most people, my daughter and I both make it weekly, so I know the recipe works. Plus, the IP will last longer as its idling at low pressure vs redlining at high setting& there will be less chance of blowing fuses if you live in an older house , oops when the pot is dry, https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/quick-pressure-release-or-natural-pressure-release/. Theres nothing wrong with long winded explanations and I wish the internet was around years ago when I didnt have family members to help me. a . Do you ever pressure cook rice and frozen meat together at the same time? I didnt trust the chart I have for the IP lol I almost didnt trust this recipe but Im SO glad I did!!! On the Instant Pot use the Manual setting. Hi Kacy no worries Rinse it in a strainer in the sink. Hi Barbara, Make better-tasting meals in a fraction of the time with an electric pressure cooker! I needed a quick fix so I decided to try this recipe. Add 1 tablespoon oil if doubling to prevent foaming. Using the same measurements, cook the rice for a total of five minutes, changing nothing else How would you cook pot in pot rice when cooking meat with it under the rack? Thank you! How many people are you feeding? Thanks. Its awesome and I have ZERO experience using one of these, so Im pretty excited all thanks to you! The Instant Pot uses oil in a multigrain rice recipe, but doesnt mention it on the cooking times chart. Hi Pam it is 1 cup plus 1/4 cup. Ive made rice using this recipes many times in several different electric pressure cookers and its perfect every time. The Cuisinart recipe booklet says oil/butter is optional with white rice. Thanks for sharing! Thanks for the reminder. Rice well rinsed and drained. Regards patricia x, Hi Patricia the electric pressure cookers are fabulous. Have you tried this recipe? Used 2 cups rice, 2 cups water. I upped the water to 1-3/4 cups, and I also added a tablespoon of olive oil because thats what the instructions for my pressure cooker says. I have company coming over next week. I dont have to wait for the water to come to a boil, I dont have to worry that I have the rice simmering at just the right temperature. https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/2012/11/pressure-cooker-brown-rice-and-a-giveaway/, Your email address will not be published. do i need oil in the bottom? I followed the directions and my rice came out a little sticky. . I have the Lux Fagor Multi-cooker; it HAS rice functions, but I cant figure out at all how they differ from the pressure cook functions. I used 1 tablespoon avocado oil, 2 cups long grain white rice, 2 1/2 cups water, some salt, and pressure cooked on high for 3 minutes. However, Im a single guy, and, within the foods that I eat, Im not terribly picky about how theyre cooked. Theyd been soaked for about 5 hours, so I chose a cooking time between that specified for unsoaked and fully soaked. Hi Tom what do you need more information about? It does recommend it with other types of rice, but I havent had any problem with foaming with brown rice either. Select one of the other buttons (it doesnt matter which one since they all cook at high pressure) and adjust the time to 3 minutes. Select High Pressure and 3 minutes cook time. It has been foolproof and it works every time, especially when its necessary for extra guests. Looking forward to your recipes. My family loved it! It worked perfectly. I keep seeing where the ratio is 1:1 on pressure cooker rice. When you want to cook a small batch, its best to cook it pot in pot https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/how-to-use-the-pot-in-pot-method-in-your-pressure-cooker-instant-pot/ otherwise, you wont have enough liquid to come to pressure. Hi Wendy you dont need to do anything different unless your stovetop pressure cooker requires more water because it loses more liquid coming to pressure or while its pressure cooking. Barbara, my rice came out perfectly cooked tonight, and as promised, no sticking! After the 10 minute natural release, all the pressure was gone. Just subscribed! It could burn or stick if the pressure seal wasnt good and you lost too much liquid, but youd see evidence of steam being released and it wouldnt ruin the pot. It has no Rice button. I just got my pressure cooker, and I love it, i wish i got it sooner. This recipe works beautifullyand trust me, I am Asian so I know how rice should be cooked. Tried this recipe for the first time. I used a 6qt Instant Pot duo. Rinsed, less water, high pressure, 3 min, natural release for 10 min, quick release after..totally inedible! Should I have used a little more or less water? For parboiled rice, which still has a tiny bit of bran, 4 minutes is spot-on. What am I doing wrong?? My rice came out exactly like it does in the rice cooker brown at the bottom. Im so glad you and your dog are eating better because of pressure cooking and glad I could help . Usually do with Jasmine, but used the long grain white rice following this recipe so good. What about brown rice? Would a natural release have made it less sticky? Thats awesome June thanks for sharing your tips! Apparently they could have been in a warehouse for several years first. Please address this and if the type of rice has a bearing on solving this using your recipe please state the type we should be using to avoid this. Do not use Minute rice, which is parboiled rice. I have read most of the comments on your site but I own a Faberware Electric Pressure cooker and dont know which button would be high for cooking rice without using the rice function button, Can you help me? Thanks Mary! I am so glad to have found your recipe. Thanks. The great thing about the Instant Pot is that once you figure out what works for you, its easy to replicate every time. The Instant Pot will say On until it reaches pressure and then the cook time will start counting down. I originally adapted this white rice recipe for the electric pressure cooker from the Veggie Queens ebook The New Fast Food. Was your recipe tested in a nonstick pot or the Instant Pots stainless steel pot? Hi Donna yes, the manual (or on newer Instant Pot models the pressure cook button) not the Rice button. I tossed it & am remaking it, however, since this is my first time using an Instant Pot to make rice & am entirely new to using the Instant Pot itself Im curious to know- I did all the steps, added everything together, pressed Rice, set for 3 minutes, turned off keep warm & have now been waiting several minutes & the display only says On It never did a countdown like it did w the Pressure Cook setting, so Im wondering if Im supposed to b setting my own timer because some steam vented a while ago now! Enjoy! Some pressure cookers dont allow you to reduce the cook time, so you did just the right thing. had been diluted by the water rather than flavoring the beans. Helllooo! I brown some leftover pork Adobe, onions, and veggies then added the rice and water. Im concerned with sticking in my Instant Pot. Perfect rice! I cant answer your question Jennifer, but Id sure encourage you to use regular rice rather than Minute Rice its so much better. If the rice is soupy, you can finish cooking it using the saute setting but generally, if it comes to pressure properly and youve correctly measured your water, it shouldnt be soupy. They maintain perfect pressure all by themselves without having to adjust your stove. Just follow some trusted recipes and before you know it, it wont seem so intimidating. It came out perfectly and so soft with the changes. (1:2, 1:1, 1:1.5, etc) I think your way is the best, soaked and rinsed, although with rice, theres SO many variables to consider. THANK you so MUCH! I scramble egg, add it to rice, top with pace salsa!! Hi LeAnn I meant to add that to the recipe. Sounds like you didnt have a good seal. Good recipe. Rinsed the rice until near clear. Youll want to add 5% for every 1,000 feet about 3,000. I am a new, electric pressure cooker user. Thanks so much! Hi Liz yes, I usually rinse white rice so the rice is fluffier. Thank you for your site!! Thank you for the perfect rice recipe! Followed your timing instructions exactly. I am assuming you used Manual and not the Rice button? When you say to wait for it to be clear, then to wait till it becomes white again, are you referring to the rice or to the water youre rinsing it in? When the water starts boiling, I remove the lid, dump in 1 cup of white rice, stir well to incorporate the ingredients, replace the lid, and reduce the heat setting to either Low or half-way between Low and 1. I let it cook for 22 minutes. Enjoy! After 3 minutes let the pressure naturally release, so the rice steams, for 7 10 minutes then quick release any remaining pressure. Thank you for the great service you provide and the good recipes you post. Do you think manually setting my time and pressure level will help it? I notice many recipes dont include the function button, just the pressure and cook time. What brand are you using? Just curious Ive been vegan for 6+ years now. Thank you for this recipe . But same water, same time as the bag of rice stated, so I dont understand why its all gummy. Thank you So much Barbara I Pinned it on Pinterest & am looking forward to finding your Pinterest/site with other recipes for me to try! Hi Lisa it depends on the size of your pressure cooker, but you could easily cook 4 cups of rice in a 6 quart. Barbara: Thanks for this recipe and your website. Thanks for the perfect rice in the IP recipe!! . Thats great to hear thanks Trish! Thanks for the suggestion Matt. Im worried. 3/4 cup of water FOR EACH ADDITIONAL CUP of raw rice. Right now I am cooking his rice using your recipe. I just got my instant pot. You dont want to fill the pot more than 2/3s full. The 3 min. All Rights Reserved. In pretty picky with my rice and loved this so everyone has their personal preferences I guess but assure you mine did not turn out soupy dont think anyone likes soupy.. maybe something wrong with their pots I dont know. Lock the lid in place. It should only take a minute or two. Yes, I used electric pressure cookers. how much water/ rice can I put in the pot? I also have never done this how do you rinse it in a strainer without it going through the holes I laid down a paper towel and it seemed to kind of work okay is that how you guys do that? https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/faq/, 3 minutes didnt work for me I even did 6 and had to redo it. I do cook his food, and he is happy with the way his chicken comes out, so am I. I recently bought the stainless steel insert for my Cuisinart PC and cooked rice the first time in it. I tried 4 minutes on high with a 1:1 ratio as the IP says, and I think thats equally pretty good. Did you see excessive steam escaping when it was coming to pressure or while it was pressure cooking? I for one once I get it right will continue to repeat the process for ever. Me too Yvette! I also may have added more salt not sure since I dont measure it; I go by the taste of the water. Thanks! Have fun!! I made this today and it was SO good! Suggest less water. What makes me think this is that Ive learned that purchasing beans from Rancho Gordo means youll get beans from the current years crop but that may not be the case when beans are purchased from the supermarket. What do you mean less water? A traditional stovetop rice recipe is 1 cup rice to 2 cups water, so the ratio in my recipe 1 cup rice to 1 1/4 cups water is significantly less. Maybe its assumed that its always the Manual button? Hi Mathew some people like to use the 1:1 ratio but for me, this ratio works better. Like yours, my timer only goes as low as five minutes, too. Mine is a stovetop, do I start the 3 minutes timing when the little thingy pops up, then do a natural release? I added sauteed onion, seasonings, etc. The Instant Pot actually lets you subtract minutes until it show 0. Anytime I type in Faberware on the search engine, I only get instate pot sites. Ive got a six-quart NEW version of this pot and the directions say to put low pressure for white rice but I keep reading you guys saying to cook it on high pressure Which is it?? Hi Nancy heres the link to the brown rice recipe https://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/pressure-cooker-brown-rice-and-a-giveaway/. Loved. Im going to be making your rice pudding for my mom, soon, as she LOVES rice pudding, lol. Add the rinsed rice, water and salt to the pressure cooker pot. Could you recommend me any places, people, or resources that might have recipes? The rice setting uses low pressure and a longer cook time. set the IP to warm for a just under is that a combination of rice and liquid? I have made this basic IP rice recipe countless times, but I always pull it up on my phone before cooking. Thanks. Enjoy! i would like to make rice for 25-30 people. I use my Instant Pot at least once a week so I decided to Google rice in and instant pot. If so, theres no way to figure it out from the instruction manual. Thanks. I want to cook 6 cups of jasmine rice in my 8 quart IP. Enjoy! Its rice. I just want to say that Im sorry that youve encountered some grumpy (rude) people on here. This white rice recipe works well with basmati, jasmine, short and long grain white rices. When the timer beeps, cancel the cooking cycle and let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes if you dont have a cancel button, you can just unplug your pressure cooker. My rice was really sticky. Hi , made this last night twice because I ate too much of the first batch . Thank you. Yes, a 3 minute cook time works for most white rices. Whst is the name of your pressure cooker ? Thank you I doubled the recipe. So good! Yes, you want to let it sit 10 minutes even if the float valve drops so that the rice has time to steam and get tender. The simplicity of this recipe is fantastic considering how well it turns out. Sounds like an awesome way to use the white rice. And with Barbaras instructions, youll get a great result. I used it in my rice cooker and it never comes out sticky. While Im rinsing I have a tablespoon of oil in the pressure cooker and set it to saute for four minutes. Anyway, I followed the above instructions precisely, and, overall, my white rice (Jasmine, I believe) turned out good enough. I have always used 3 minutes cook time with a 7 minute rest, then release the pressure. Prefer to not waste rice on experimenting thought you may have already figured out. Be sure and do a natural pressure release at the end of 3 minutes. Perhaps reduce the amount of water from 1-1/4 cup to 1 cup. Too wet. She says it has bloomed then and cooks perfectly. Just a suggestion: might want to make that clear in the recipe that you need to use regular rice, and not the instant stuff. Hi Barbara, I wanted to know if I could add 2 more eggs with the potatoes for the potatoe salad ? Hi David I prefer to cook it on high pressure for a shorter time, but you can cook it on low pressure for a longer time as well. Emily, Not sure where I got this recipe (I think Raghavan Iyer) but its perfect EVERY.SINGLE.TIME in PC. Nutrition information is calculated by Nutritionix and may not always be accurate. Keep posting this type of recipes.. . If that doesnt work, then try adding more water. Set the timer to 5 minutes or even turned it to the warm cycle after just 2-3 for 10 minutes and then releasing? Also, rinsing the rice before cooking can help the rice be more fluffy. How many cups of rice can you cook at one time?? How long did you let the pressure naturally release? I have a question, just curious but what is the purpose of the salt? Before I would just keep in on and NR for as long as possible sometimes 1hr+. SERIOUSLY?!!! It has been very helpful in a number of ways!! Hi Dee I would use the same ratio and cook time when making 6 cups. Stir. The 1st thing I did was get a small spoon and I put a little butter on and oh my, I felt like a kid again (thats the only way I ate it as a child) I made it to go with the bbq hash I made the day before, delicious! Just be sure not to fill your pressure cooker more than half full when making things that foam like rice. Thanks for your review. Sticky overcooked rice. Hi Michele no, youll need to add liquid with the protein below the rice as well. Yay!! Its the recipe I make the most , Hello is that quarter a cup of water or one and a quarter cups of water sorry only a newbie. All I did was the rice and water measurements (trying not to cook with salt) and Im too lazy to rinse the rice, but it came out absolutely PERFECT. It came out pretty sticky and gummy. The result was much the same as the last time: lots of water left in the pot and beans that werent very tasty because the onions, garlic, cumin, etc. You dont need to increase the cook time or release time when you increase the volume of a pressure cooker recipe unless its something like meat and your meat is twice as thick. June said that her Japanese mom always says to rinse with super hot water until clear and then let the rice sit in hot water until it turns bright white. Im using a Cooks Essentials electric pressure cooker. I made white rice in the IP using your instructions and it came out perfect! Those times have worked every time. I wll NEVER make barbecue ribs or potatoes for potato salad any other way. Hi. Wow! Hi Barbara, thanks for sharing your beautiful story and recipe with us! It should work with plain white rice just fine. The cook time will be the same. Why not just push the rice button? I adapted the recipe for the electric pressure cooker from the Three-Minute Spiced White Basmati Rice recipe in the Veggie Queens ebook (print version also available),The New Fast Food. I have a Wolfgang Puck 6-quart Bistro electric pressure cooker. If doubling rice should I stir the olive oil into the water and rice mixture or just pour on top? Also, how long you NR it for also changes things. My wife asked me what i did to make the rice come out perfect. Followed everything exactly. I am trying to cook rice in my presser cooker and it is stove top not electric and doesnt have a timer so help me make my rice. I would definitely try less water the beens will be fully hydrated. After 10 minutes do a quick pressure release. Thank you for this recipe.. the only rice i ever had that turned out was jasmine rice never had luck with long grain rices were always mushy or hard never the just right consistency.. I have a Bella 6.0 qt. Hi Julian theres a jump to recipe button if you just want the recipe. Fluff rice with a fork or the rice paddle that came with your pressure cooker. The first time when it was soupy, did you remember to let it naturally release for 10 minutes? Hi Ms. Barbara, Since my rice was a bit gummy and a tad wet, Im thinking the next time I will try one of two things: 1. (And, yes, I discarded the soaking water first.) I usally unplug it when making rice and serving it a little later, the rice stays warm a long time and you dont risk it cooking too much on the bottom. I prefer my ratio of water to liquid. It came out sticky and mushy. (ie a lot of Indian people dont think rice needs to be soaked, and rice variety changes everything). Thanks for your reply! Yes, doubling above recipe just yields to mushy rice. Then Id let it natural pressure release for 7 minutes. Put your burner on summer or the lowest setting and let it heat up. Thats awesome thanks for sharing April! Im shocked I might gain 5 pounds this week but itll be totally worth it! Mushy rice like other said. I followed the directions perfectly. Heres a link to my FAQ page with info on the pressure cookers I use. Add water maybe an inch over rice and use hand to swirl rice and water until the water is milky. Thanks again! Hi Joyce sorry you had trouble with the recipe. 20082022 Pressure Cooking Today LLC. I often let the rice steam even longer than 10 minutes if my main course isnt ready, with not adverse results. White rice is SO quick and easy to make in your pressure cooker. Often its the brand and time of rice that youre using that makes the biggest difference. I followed the recipe instructions with long grain white rice and it resulted in perfect rice. You said, high pressure, 3 minutes cook time. What type of rice did you use? Throwing out my rice cooker now, its a sod of a thing to clean! Might she be using converted rice (such as Uncle Bens) or a parboiled rice ? I just cooked another batch this time with only 5 cups of water for a pound of beans soaked for 8 hours. Im a single man and dont like cooking and need fast recipes.One of may favorites is white rice but as you say its a painful and lengthy process to do on the stove. The main reason I got an electric pressure cooker was to cook rice. When I made my rice, it came out so sticky! (saw your response to Kathy Blair) my question is I have a 6 qt electric pressure cooker and would like to know the safe maximum amount of rice I could cook at one time? :/, Please help me save my special supper. I also appreciate the tips and why/when we might rinse rice.