Hi Gina what size pressure cooker do you have? I scramble egg, add it to rice, top with pace salsa!! Oops. Some people are new to cooking, others (like myself) can sometimes struggle to get rice just right and they may also have a new gadget which they need help to use. I havent had any issues with sticking, but if you havent perfected this recipe yet, and youre still concerned, try wiping a little oil or butter around the base of the pot before cooking, or give the rice a quick saut (pilaf style) in same before adding water. Seems like my two-step process makes more sense, but no black bean recipes I can find online suggest this or acknowledge the problem. The great thing about the Instant Pot is that once you figure out what works for you, its easy to replicate every time. I used the pressure butting for 4 minuets and natural pressure release. 2. I made white rice in the IP using your instructions and it came out perfect! Can I make this ahead of time and leave it in the pot on the keep warm setting for a couple hours until guests arrive? Such a great recipe.thanks for sharing this.it looks perfect.your tips will help me to do this correctly. Wow you are so rude! Using a separate timer, I manually timed it for 3 minutes and then turn my PC unit off. Thanks in advance! I just set it and come back to perfectly cooked rice every time. Neither of those would work in this method. Thank you! Yes Get to the point Plus your times are off.. Thanks so much Sandy! Leftover rice always comes out wonky-tasting for me, so I try to make less when I can. Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker White Rice cooks at High Pressure for just 3 minutes! Delores I think you misunderstood the question. Hi Donna yes, the manual (or on newer Instant Pot models the pressure cook button) not the Rice button. had been diluted by the water rather than flavoring the beans. The rice was a perfect texture. It doesnt have a low pressure option. I tried it, and it came out mushy. The natural release time allows the rice to finish cooking by steaming. About how long does the rinse process usually take you? You can put a towel over the inner pot when the rice is finished cooking and the 10 minute natural release has ended to absorb some of the steam and that will help. Do stir you rice after cooking, use a rice paddle or a fork. When Im cooking rice on my electric stovetop (in a non-stick saucepan with non-venting lid), I usually add a little Kerrygold butter to the 1.5 cups of water thats coming to a boil. Barbara thank you very much for the many beginners recipes. Apparently they could have been in a warehouse for several years first. Hi Ms. Barbara, With an Instant Pot, does it matter if this recipe uses the Manual or Rice setting? I doubled to 2 cups dry rice and 2.5 cups water after rinsing. Just manual. It will come out with the grains easily separated. Great thanks for sharing Lori! Will your recipe work for my rice? Usually do with Jasmine, but used the long grain white rice following this recipe so good. Thanks. Thats great thanks for posting Rachel! So, I have a Bella multicooker with NO manual settings, only presets, and the timer wont go lower than 5 minutes. If that doesnt work, then try adding more water. Mushy rice like other said. Hi Richard sorry youve struggle with appliances in the past. The guide is to never fill your pot more than 2/3s full, 1/2 full with things that foam like oats and pasta. I am Asian-American with a Japanese mom who made rice on a daily basis. I would recommend cooking it 1 minute longer and using a little longer natural release. 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. I used 1 1/2 cups water: 1 1/2 cups Minute Rice; and used the rice setting on the Pot. 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. Just follow some trusted recipes and before you know it, it wont seem so intimidating. SERIOUSLY?!!! Ive had nothing but problems. Like yours, my timer only goes as low as five minutes, too. Im asking for your cookbook for my birthday. The Instant Pot actually lets you subtract minutes until it show 0. Did you rinse the rice before pressure cooking it? Im pretty sure all the pressure cook settings are the same temp and pressure, theyre just preset for average times, which I can adjust (down to 5 minutes). I wll NEVER make barbecue ribs or potatoes for potato salad any other way. It has been very helpful in a number of ways!! I for one once I get it right will continue to repeat the process for ever. 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. The rice button is an automated program that works differently than the Manual/Pressure Cook function. Confusing. I had to take the time to thank you for this recipe. White rice is SO quick and easy to make in your pressure cooker. As long as I follow a recipe on Google. Just wondering. Hi Jessie do you live at altitude? But the one thing Ive never been able to cook just right is rice! Just curious Ive been vegan for 6+ years now. I made this rice both ways rinsing it in hot water until all the starch was washed off and then soaking it till it was white. BTW I made your Meyer Lemon Cheesecake last night. You can also watch our How To Cook Instant Pot White Rice on YouTube. Thank you. I have company coming over next week. Sounds like you may have used too much water if it was mushy. Hi , made this last night twice because I ate too much of the first batch . Thanks for the suggestion Matt. Do I need to do anything different? Rosa doesnt mention what brand of rice she is using. 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. Yes, Ive made the rice in the Instant Pot many times, and its perfect every time. Its the only way I make rice now. Thanks. Right now I am cooking his rice using your recipe. Ive cooked it many times without issues, and my family have nothing but compliments. I just wanted to make sure that I had the correct weights etc as I live in Australia. Hi Samira so great to hear you and your family enjoy this recipe! Thanks! I made the recipe as stated, including rinsing the rice, and some of it came out slightly crunchy. Followed your timing instructions exactly. Hi Barbara, :/, Please help me save my special supper. Just to make sure I dont screw it up. While I cooked, it cooked, and I didnt have to worry about the rice at all, and it was ready when I was. I added sauteed onion, seasonings, etc. I followed the recipe perfectly, including the rinsing prior to cooking. I might love the pressure cooker even more for brown rice. The rice comes out too wet. Also, how long you NR it for also changes things. I made this today and it was SO good! Did you have a good seal or see steam escaping around the sides of the lid? Yes, doubling above recipe just yields to mushy rice. 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? Start the timing when the pressure cooker reaches high pressure then reduce your stove top temperature to maintain pressure. Let naturally depressurize for 10 minutes and fluffed it and served it. I just finished serving a meal with your instant pot rice. It works for most people, my daughter and I both make it weekly, so I know the recipe works. Does the rice get sticky if I do this? Then I tried a few other recipes but had to keep going back to my rice cooker for good rice before I found your timing. I followed a recipe for black beans that called for 8 cups of water to 1 pound of beans. I used that technique before cooking in the IP. My very first baked cheesecake EVER, it came out perfect. Hi Judith You can do it if the rice youre using and the frozen meat have the same cook time. What type of pressure cooker did you use? Did not work in an instant pot exactly as specified gave me the burn error and the rice stuck to the bottom of the pot. Im worried. Add water maybe an inch over rice and use hand to swirl rice and water until the water is milky. Same time, same results. Thank you for the perfect rice recipe! I used to use a rice cooker but it eventually died. Is it possible that this is not repeatable and every time you make it its a lottery. Did your pressure cooker struggle to come to pressure? 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. Since my rice was a bit gummy and a tad wet, Im thinking the next time I will try one of two things: 1. 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. Just be sure not to fill your pressure cooker more than half full when making things that foam like rice. I tried the rice setting on my Instant Pot, but the rice was decidedly sub-par. Keep doing that until when you swirl the water is clear. (And, yes, I discarded the soaking water first.) This makes the rice fluffy and easy to separate after pressure cooking. Thank you for taking the time to educate us. Same here. Thanks for sharing your rice tips! Thanks. I do cook his food, and he is happy with the way his chicken comes out, so am I. My 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. Thanks, Cindy. Hi Debbie with our recipe using a 3 minute cook time, we do not use the Rice button. Throwing out my rice cooker now, its a sod of a thing to clean! 1 to 1 will work, but your rice will probably be too soft with a 2:1 ratio. 1 cup of rice will make 2 4 servings depending on how big the serving size will be. So excited! So small diced chicken and white rice would work. Question, you are using an electric I assume. (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. This would be awesome. Also, rinsing the rice before cooking can help the rice be more fluffy. I will use this recipe over and over! Hi Christina sorry you had trouble with the recipe. Thanks. Im a southern boy and used to 2:1 ratio. Im not a cook so I was wondering why you used less water? Hi Sue what did you do differently each time? 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. Then I made it by just cooking it per the above directions. . Thanks so much for the feedback! Youll need to be more specific. Julie. Hi Michelle yes, for medium grain white rice the water and cook time would be the same. I also appreciate the tips and why/when we might rinse rice. Hi Ruth just use a little bit longer natural release time and you shouldnt need the oil. I recently bought the stainless steel insert for my Cuisinart PC and cooked rice the first time in it. on stovetop i use 1 cup rice to 1 can coconut milk plus 1/4 can water Thanks Julie! 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. Okay so this is the second time Ive made the rice and its absolutely perfect. Hi Megan what type/brand of rice are you using? Theyd been soaked for about 5 hours, so I chose a cooking time between that specified for unsoaked and fully soaked. Have fun!! Does elevation affect the instant pot time, im at 3300 and 3 min wasnt long enough. Too wet. Was this just because I used too much water, or would it make more sense to cook beans in two stages: first, just pressure-cook them in water; then, saute them as you would canned beans with all the other ingredients? Next up, Mongolian Beef, a family favorite. Fluff rice with a fork or the rice paddle that came with your pressure cooker. 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. Hi Liz yes, I usually rinse white rice so the rice is fluffier. They maintain perfect pressure all by themselves without having to adjust your stove. It has been foolproof and it works every time, especially when its necessary for extra guests. The cook time will be the same. Make better-tasting meals in a fraction of the time with an electric pressure cooker! She says it has bloomed then and cooks perfectly. Is one cup of rice equal to 210grams and one and a quarter cups of water equal to 295 mls?