Description
This Instant Pot Jasmine Rice recipe offers a quick and easy way to perfectly cook fluffy and fragrant jasmine rice. Using the Instant Pot, you can have tender rice ready in just 20 minutes with minimal effort, making it an ideal side dish for a variety of meals.
Ingredients
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Ingredients
- 1 cup jasmine rice
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon olive oil (optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
Instructions
- Rinse rice: Rinse jasmine rice under cold water until the water runs clear to remove excess starch, which helps prevent the rice from becoming sticky.
- Add to Instant Pot: Place the rinsed rice and water into the Instant Pot. If desired, add olive oil and salt to enhance flavor and texture.
- Pressure cook: Seal the Instant Pot lid and set it to Pressure Cook (or Manual) mode on High Pressure for 3 to 5 minutes, depending on desired texture.
- Natural pressure release: Allow the pressure to naturally release for 10 minutes for even cooking and to avoid rice sticking to the bottom.
- Manual release and fluff: Carefully manually release any remaining pressure. Open the lid, then fluff the rice gently with a fork and serve warm.
Notes
- Rinsing the rice is important to remove surface starch for fluffier results.
- If you prefer firmer rice, reduce pressure cooking time to 3 minutes; for softer rice, cook up to 5 minutes.
- Olive oil is optional but helps keep grains separate and adds a subtle flavor.
- You can scale this recipe by maintaining a 1:1 rice-to-water ratio.
- Let the pressure naturally release to prevent undercooked rice and sticking.
