Made Rice in the Instant Pot for First Time

[Shel_B]

Over the last year+, I've been eating white rice more frequently than before, mostly Jasmine, Basmatti, and Mahatma long grain rice. Been cooking in a pot on the stove top and the results have been quite good overall. However, thoughts of a rice cooker have been dancing thru my head.

 

For some reason I searched for.making rice in the Instant Pot and discovered there's a rice setting on my model, and I tried it this afternoon with some fussy Basmatti. I added the rinsed and drained rice to the IP with water, salt, Abit of ghee  buttened 'er up and pushed the RICE button, and let the mess rest for 10-11 minutes before venting.

 

The results were about on par with my stove top technique. I'm a happy fellow, a little fine tuning should improve the results.

[YvetteMT]

I appreciate this Shel_B.  I've wondered about using my IP for rice since i really only use it for pressure cooking.   

[Shel_B]

43 minutes ago, YvetteMT said:

I appreciate this Shel_B.  I've wondered about using my IP for rice since i really only use it for pressure cooking.   

In the past I tried using the IP for rice and followed directions from various sites on the internet re time and water proportions. Couldn't get a decent result. This was kind of a long shot before buying a cooker. It's worth experimenting with. IMO. I used less water than the pkg directions.

[MaryIsobel]

I haven't tried my Instapot for rice. I cook big amounts of white or brown rice using the pasta method.I then freeze it in 1 cup portions flattened in freezer bags.

[liuzhou]

I was about to say the a rice cooker is the way to go but I guess that depends on how often you eat rice and available storage space. Everyone has one here, but the do eat rice at least twice a day.

 

You don't need an expensive one - even a basic one does the job perfectly well. I have two: a small one for when it's just me and a large one for when I now rarely, entertain.

 

 

Edited 8 hours ago by liuzhou (log)

[mgaretz]

I have a nice rice cooker but I now always use my 4 qt instapot. Equal parts by volume rice and water. 4 minutes on high pressure (not the rice setting) then a natural release. The last is key to keep the rice from sticking to the pot.