Instant Pot Jasmine Rice is fluffy, perfect, and so easy to make. You don’t need a rice cooker to have the most delicious, perfectly cooked rice for your next stir fry dinner!
As promised when I shared the sweet chili chicken stir fry recipe, here’s the recipe for Instant Pot jasmine rice! Jasmine rice is one of my absolute favorite things. It has the best flavor and it’s perfect with any type of stir fry recipe. Did you know that leftover rice is perfect (essential!) for making yummy Fried Rice? And dont
Jasmine rice is the perfect accompaniment to this honey balsamic chicken with crispy vegetables, an oven roasted sheet pan dinner. I always serve jasmine rice to soak up the delicious creamy wine sauce in this chicken recipe.
Or I love jasmine rice completely by itself. With butter.
There aren’t many things better than buttered rice, am I right? Well, maybe creamy risotto.
It’s so easy to make jasmine rice in your pressure cooker. As you all probably already know, I have an Instant Pot, but this will work in any type of electric pressure cooker.
I make three cups of rice (meaning I use three cups of dry rice), but you could also use this method to prepare as little as 1 cup of dry rice. I always like to make a lot of rice while I’m at it. You can store the cooked rice in the fridge or freezer to use for other meals.
The ratio is one to one (1:1), so it’s very easy to remember! I usually use water for the liquid, but you could also use broth. I love the flavor of the jasmine rice so I like it to shine through on its own.
I add a little oil to help prevent the rice from sticking together. I like coconut oil because it complements the flavor of the rice so well, but you could use any type of oil you like, or butter. And don’t forget salt to bring out the flavors of the rice, especially if you’re cooking in water.
One important step to remember when cooking rice in a pressure cooker is to rinse your rice first. Rinsing will keep the rice from foaming up too much and sputtering out the valve, making a huge mess (any Instant Pot owners know what I’m talking about here?).
You’re going to want to make an ultra large batch of this jasmine rice, because it is absolutely irresistible!
FAQs of making Instant Pot Jasmine Rice:
- What is the cook time or how long do you cook jasmine rice in the pressure cooker? Jasmine rice cooks in a pressure cooker in 5 minutes on high with a 10 minute natural release.
- What is the rice to water ratio for cooking rice in the Instant Pot? You want to use a 1:1 ratio of rice to water, so for every 1 cup of rice, you’ll use 1 cup of water (or broth).
- What setting do I use? I almost always just do a manual setting, but I’m sure your rice setting will work too – just set the time for the amount of time directed in the recipe.
Did you know you can also make quinoa in the Instant Pot? Along with a million other things…make sure to read my complete guide to cooking with an Instant Pot; you’ll find all my Instant Pot recipes there too.
More Rice
You can also make Instant Pot Brown Rice – just remember brown rice takes longer to cook than jasmine rice, even in a pressure cooker. Or try Instant Pot White Rice for long grain white rice.
Instant Pot Jasmine Rice
Ingredients
- 3 cups jasmine rice (see note)
- 3 cups water
- 1 tablespoon oil (coconut oil, olive oil, butter)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Put rice in a fine mesh strainer and rinse well until water runs clear.
- Add rice to the insert of a 6 quart Instant Pot. Add water, oil, and salt. pushing down any rice that may be on the side of the pot to submerge in liquid.
- Secure cover, turn valve to seal, and set Instant Pot to Pressure Cook for 5 minutes (or on Manual, high pressure). When the timer goes off, let the pressure naturally release for 10 minutes (in other words, leave it alone for 10 minutes).
- When 10 minutes has elapsed, quick release any remaining pressure. Remove lid, fluff the rice with a fork, and serve.
Notes
- Makes about 9 cups cooked rice.
- You can adjust the quantity easily as long as you keep the ratio of 1 cup rice: 1 cup water. Cook time remains the same: pressure cook for 5 minutes, with 10 minutes natural release. The time it takes the Instant Pot to come to full pressure will change.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Why did my rice stick to the bottom of the pot, I added the oil like instructioned
Sometimes I spray my pot with nonstick cooking spray and that helps. :)
….please don’t add oil to rice.
Wash it properly.
You’re killing me haiiyahhh.
Okay, thank you for the feedback. I like a little oil in my rice. :)
My go-to rice recipe. It’s a big hit with my kids, too!
So glad you like it! We use it all the time too :)
Followed the recipe exactly and it was crunchy and undercooked
Did you Instant Pot properly seal? I’ve made this about 100 times and it always turns out.
I have made this 3 times now and it comes out perfect every time! Thank you!
So glad to hear it! Thanks for leaving a review!
Works perfectly every time!!
So glad to hear it!
So good ! I add sautéed onions, celery and peas in it and some chicken ! It’s my favorite easy meal and my husband and 3 little ones love it!
Sounds delicious!
This is absolutely THE best recipe for making JASMINE rice. I’ve found we like it best when cooked for only 4 minutes and then sit 10 minutes , however. Adding the TBS of butter helps it not to stick to the pot and it slides right out, even after sitting through the meal.
Oh, and for me, I’ve also found that the type of rice also matters. Basalmic rice is not nearly as good with this recipe. That’s OK for us though. We’re did-hard Jasmine rice fans, probably because of this recipe!
Jasmine is just the best! Thanks for the comment! I’ve been spraying the inside of my pot with nonstick cooking spray lately and that really helps with clean-up, too.
I got a burn alert on my instant pot bummer!
Shoot! Was your rubber ring in place securely?
Perfect! Works every time, Ive increased and decreased the amount, still great results.
So glad to hear it! It’s the only way I make rice now.
We have made this over a dozen times now, it is my go to and works perfectly everytime!
Yay! This makes me happy – it’s the only way I cook rice now.