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    Instant Pot Jasmine Rice

    Published: Oct 15, 2021 by Jenn · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Making jasmine rice in the Instant Pot is super easy and a great way to enjoy authentic, Asian-style sticky rice without a rice cooker.

    Perfect jasmine rice in the instant pot with a scoop of fluffed sticky rice in the foreground to show the texture.
    Perfect Jasmine Rice in the Instant Pot!

    If you enjoy authentic Asian food or even its Americanized cousins found at your local buffet, you’ve probably noticed a difference in the rice texture at your favorite Chinese restaurant and the rice you make at home.

    Part of the reason is the type of rice used. For the most authentic experience, you’ll want to purchase short-grain sushi rice from an Asian grocery store and make it in a rice cooker.

    But what if you don’t own a rice cooker and the nearest Asian grocer is an hour away? Let me show you how to get delicious, sticky rice using plain old Jasmine rice that you can find at the supermarket plus your pressure cooker.

    Ingredients

    • Jasmine rice – I used store brand
    • Olive Oil – or oil of choice as long as it’s liquid (If you choose to use coconut oil or butter, make sure they are melted.)
    • Salt
    • Water
    Dry jasmine rice poured into an Instant Pot. The partially empty bag beside the pot reads Thai Jasmine Rice.

    Preparation

    Rinse, rinse, rinse!

    I like to get hands-on and scrub the rice in the colander so furiously that a video screenshot is all I’ve got for you. Rice is like clothing, and the colandar is like a washboard. Go to town on it aggressively until the water coming out of the colander is clear without a hint of cloudiness. Why? You want all the excess starch off the grains since starch causes a gummy texture.

    A colander full of rice sits in the sink. Water from the faucet is pouring into the colander and a hand is quickly rinsing and scrubbing the rice.
    Rinse the ever-loving heck out of your rice.

    Cooking

    Add the rinsed rice to the Instant Pot followed by the oil and salt.

    • Adding oil to rinsed rice in an Instant Pot.
    • Adding table salt to the Instant Pot of rice and oil.

    Next, add enough water to just cover the rice. You’ll be using the finger method to get the amount down to an exact science.

    Pouring water into the instant pot full of jasmine rice, oil, and salt.

    Now it’s time for the fool-proof finger method! First, give the Instant Pot a little swirl and some taps, almost like you tap cake batter bubbles out of a sheet can pan right before you place it in the oven. You want the rice evenly distributed around the bottom of the pot with no little “hills” or “valleys.”

    Now is a good time to make sure there aren’t any rice grains stuck to the sides of the pot too.

    • Illustration of which knuckle to use for the finger method trick when cooking jasmine rice in the instant pot.
    • Demonstration of the first knuckle finger method of measuring water for perfect sticky rice in the pressure cooker.

    The technique is simple. Add enough water so that when your index finger is resting on top of the rice at the bottom of the pot, the water comes up to your first knuckle. Don’t dig your finger down into the rice. Act as if you are simply touching the top of the rice to see what it feels like. Then add water until it comes up to your top knuckle.

    Close the Instant Pot and seal the valve. Allow the rice to cook for 9 minutes at regular pressure then do a quick release.

    Serving

    As soon as the Instant Pot’s pressure has been released, slowly and carefully remove the lid using caution to prevent a steam burn. Fluff the rice with a fork or a rice paddle.

    Fluffing rice in the Instant Pot with a rice paddle that is shaped like a squirrel.

    A fork will do in a pinch but if you made rice often, it’s nice to have a rice paddle. Mine is shaped like a squirrel and makes me smile.

    Three squirrel shaped rice paddles in orange, gray, and white.

    Serve warm as a side dish or part of your main course.

    Tips

    You can use this same recipe and method for other kinds of white rice like short-grain sushi rice, etc. Just don’t try it with brown or black rice as they may require more or less time and water to get the texture just right.

    Perfect jasmine rice in the instant pot with a scoop of fluffed sticky rice in the foreground to show the texture.
    Yummy, sticky, easy!
    Perfect jasmine rice in the instant pot with a scoop of fluffed sticky rice in the foreground to show the texture.

    Instant Pot Jasmine Rice

    Jenn
    Making jasmine rice in the Instant Pot is super easy and a great way to enjoy authentic, Asian-style rice without a rice cooker.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 9 mins
    Up to Pressure Time 10 mins
    Total Time 24 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Asian
    Servings 6 cups
    Calories 358 kcal

    Equipment

    • Pressure Cooker

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 cups jasmine rice
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 3 cups water (Approximate. Use the finger method for best results.

    Instructions
     

    • Rinse rice using a colander. Run as much water as you need to over it until the water appears clear and uncloudy.
    • Add rice, oil, and salt to the pressure cooker.
    • Add enough water to cover the rice and reach up to your first knuckle when you place your index finger gently on the surface of the rice in the Instant Pot.
    • Add the Instant Pot lid, turn valve to seal, and cook for 9 minutes on regular pressure.
    • Quick release pressure and fluff with a fork or rice paddle to serve.

    Notes

    Rinse, rinse, and then rinse some more. This is the key to rice that sticky rather than gummy.
    Finger technique: Add enough water so that when your index finger is resting on top of the rice at the bottom of the pot, the water comes up to your first knuckle. Don’t dig your finger down into the rice. Act as if you are simply touching the top of the rice to see what it feels like. Then add water until it comes up to your top knuckle.
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    Nutrition Facts
    Instant Pot Jasmine Rice
    Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
    Calories 358 Calories from Fat 27
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 3g5%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 2g
    Sodium 398mg17%
    Potassium 106mg3%
    Carbohydrates 74g25%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 7g14%
    Calcium 30mg3%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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