Instant Pot Basmati Rice
The secret to perfectly soft and fluffy Basmati rice in the instant pot is getting the timing right and nailing the liquid-to-rice ratio. Once you’ve got those down, you’ll get perfect Basmati rice every time!
Servings 3 cups, cooked
Calories 225kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 1 cup water (or 1 ¼ cup water if you’d like softer rice)
- ½ teaspoon salt optional
Instructions
- Rinse rice under cold running water in a fine mesh strainer for 30-45 seconds. Shake the strainer vigorously to remove excess water.
- Add rinsed rice, water, and salt (optional) to your Instant Pot. Add 1 cup of water for firmer rice,1 ¼ cups of water for softer rice.
- Stir to make sure all rice is submerged; this will ensure even cooking.
- Put the lid on your Instant Pot, making sure the pressure release valve is sealed.
- Select Pressure Cook on High and set for 6 minutes. The pressure cooker will take around 7 minutes to pressurize before it begins cooking the rice.
- Once the rice has cooked for 6 minutes, let the Instant Pot naturally pressure release for 10 minutes. Set a timer on your phone so you don’t forget!
- At the 10-minute mark, open the pressure release valve and remove the lid. There should be very little pressure left to release. Turn off the Instant Pot.
- Fluff the rice up with a fork and dig in!
Notes
Yield: 1 cup of dry Basmati rice yields 3 cups of cooked Basmati rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 395mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.5mg