Perfect Instant Pot Basmati Rice
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Perfect Instant Pot Basmati Rice Recipe- this recipe shows you how to make perfect basmati rice, every time, right in your instant pot!
Have you caved to the pressure of the Instant Pot craze yet?? I’m usually a sucker for food trends like the Instant Pot but I’m happy to say that this is one of those bulky kitchen devices that is 1000% worth the money! We use ours at least once a week but often it’s more like 3-4 times per week.
For the first year that we had it (I think we’ve had ours for about 3 years), I used it almost exclusively for rice and quinoa. I’m not sure if it was laziness or what but I never ventured away from rice and quinoa in the instant pot. Then, as it started to get a lot more popular, my video clients were requesting more and more Instant Pot recipe which forced me to try new things.
I’ve now made a WIDE plethora of recipes in my Instant Pot and still love it just as much as when I first got it a few years ago.
But TODAY we’re just talking about rice. This PERFECT Instant Pot Basmati Rice! I make this rice in my instant pot at least about once per week because I’m completely obsessed. Sometimes I venture away from basmati rice (to other white rices because I do not understand people that willingly eat brown rice) but mostly….it’s basmati!
Why Basmati Rice? It’s just what I prefer and the type of rice that I eat most often. I typically buy a big bag of it at Costco that will last us quite a few months. So, I figured the VERY simple recipe that I use should live here on the blog :)
What is Basmati Rice?
Basmati rice is a long grain rice that is often served with curries and and other Indian food. It has a slightly more nutty and floral taste to it than other rices and can be found in both white basmati rice and brown basmati rice.
Basmati rice has ALWAYS been my go to rice in our house. Honestly, it’s really the only kind I make :)
How to Cook Basmati Rice?
The whole point of the Instant Pot is that it’s SO easy (and makes great rice!).
Just pour the rice and water into the Instant Pot, close the lid, and seal the valve. I never use the rice setting but instead have found the manual setting, high pressure, for 8 minutes to be the best option.
My Instant Pot takes about 10 minutes to pressurize and then 8 minutes to cook. SO, it’s not THAT much faster than cooking rice on the stovetop but SO much easier and you don’t have to actually do anything. <<<my kind of cooking :)
Here are some more basic instant pot recipes that you might like:
Perfect Instant Pot Basmati Rice
- Total Time: 16 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups of cooked rice 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup of Basmati rice, rinsed
- 1 1/2 cups of water
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place the rinsed rice and water into the instant pot, close the lid, and set the instant pot valve to seal.
- Set it to manual HIGH pressure for 8 minutes and wait. It’ll take the Instant Pot a while to pressurize before the 8 minute countdown begins.
- Once done, quick release the pressure. Fluff the rice with a fork, season with salt and pepper, and ENJOY!
- Prep Time: 1 minute
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: dinner
- Method: instant pot
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: instant pot, rice, basmati, dinner
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13 Comments on “Perfect Instant Pot Basmati Rice”
A really rice recipe.
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I made the rice as stated in the recipe and it came out sticky and overcooked sadly.
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So sorry to hear this! I’m always bummed to hear this recipe not working bc I cook basmati rice following these exact instructions AT LEAST once per week and we always have perfect rice.
Me too! I’ll never make rice any other way! Thank youuuuu for this recipe!
Can this recipe be doubled with out any changes? Two cups of basmati is never enough!
I double it and do 13 minutes. I meal prep weekly and 13 minutes was perfect. And I HATE cooking rice.
Perfect! How long would you put it on if you double the recipe?
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I followed your Perfect Instant Pot Basmati Rice instructions and my rice came out perfect.
I followed someone else’s “perfect” IP basmati rice instructions a week ago and the rice came out seriously undercooked. (The instructions that didn’t work for me called for less water than yours and a longer cooking time plus natural release.)
So thank you! I’ll use your instructions from now on. :)
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Mine was cooked the right amount, but was a sticky glob and I couldn’t scrape a lot of it off the bottom of the pan. My old cheap rice cooker always works — I let the rice sit for 5-10 minutes before I open the lid and fluff it. Will try this recipe again with more water, some butter like I usually would add, and let it sit after releasing the pressure and see how it goes. I’ve seen other recipes that call for equal parts rice/water, which can’t be correct, so tried yours.
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This is the most perfect recipe for rice in the Instant Pot!
We have tried others, and for whatever reason, they simply did not work out.
Thank you for sharing- looking forward to more of your recipes!
I feel like the region your water comes from is important. I live in AZ and the water is really hard with lots of minerals and sediments. I always have to add more water than the recipe calls for. Maybe that is why people get different results.
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First time following your recipe, and I actually doubled it. I actually just started using basmati rice in the past year. I never ate rice for years for dietary and health reasons now i eat and use it in cooking 2-3 times a month and my dogs love rice. I actually prefer brown rice for taste and texture wife prefers white. For the longest time I bought whatever was cheapest white then a fair amount of jasmine, now just basmati and occasionally I make a batch of brown. This recipe came out very good, usually when I follow bag instructions most are 1:1 oddly enough top and outer edges tend to be hard and uncooked texture and bottom mushy and way over cooked. This one at first I thought was over cooked at 8 minutes, quick release but as I fluffed it it sprung to life, and I found some stuck to bottom of liner. But all in all it came out as good as I’ve made before and much, much better than I’ve made following package instructions. I’m one that tends tp prefer most foods what most people call under cooked so this was perfect according to wife, still a bit over for my preference so I may try 7 minutes next time. But this will be my go to recipe from now on.
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Perfect every time.
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