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Instant Pot Jasmine Rice Recipe

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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 06/07/2018Updated: 06/14/2021

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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! 

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! 

Small dark blue ceramic bowl containing a serving of rice, with Instant Pot in background.

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.

Overhead of Instant Pot containing cooked rice.

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.

Overhead closeup of cooked rice in Instant Pot.

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!

Front view of small blue bowl containing cooked rice, with green ceramic spoon alongside.

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.

Serving of rice in bowl, with Instant pot in background.

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.

Love 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.

Did you make this? Be sure to leave a review below and tag me @rachelcooksblog on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest!

Front view of cooked rice in small blue bowl, with green ceramic spoon along side.
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Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Jasmine Rice

4.43 from 415 votes
Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 5 minutes mins
Additional Time: 15 minutes mins
Total Time: 25 minutes mins
9 servings
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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! 

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.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1cup, Calories: 239kcal, Carbohydrates: 49g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 2g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 1g, Sodium: 265mg, Potassium: 71mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Calcium: 20mg, Iron: 1mg

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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  1. Uncle Roger says

    May 7, 2023 at 6:21 am

    ….please don’t add oil to rice.

    Wash it properly.

    You’re killing me haiiyahhh.

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      May 15, 2023 at 2:34 pm

      Okay, thank you for the feedback. I like a little oil in my rice. :)

      Reply
  2. Allyson says

    April 30, 2023 at 6:58 pm

    5 stars
    My go-to rice recipe. It’s a big hit with my kids, too!

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      May 4, 2023 at 6:47 am

      So glad you like it! We use it all the time too :)

      Reply
  3. Lauren says

    April 16, 2023 at 8:58 pm

    1 star
    Followed the recipe exactly and it was crunchy and undercooked

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      April 24, 2023 at 5:17 pm

      Did you Instant Pot properly seal? I’ve made this about 100 times and it always turns out.

      Reply
  4. Hollie says

    March 28, 2023 at 11:04 pm

    5 stars
    I have made this 3 times now and it comes out perfect every time! Thank you!

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      April 10, 2023 at 11:29 am

      So glad to hear it! Thanks for leaving a review!

      Reply
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