Basmati Rice Instant Pot. No more uncooked, burnt, or mushy Indian basmati rice. No soaking, half the cooking time. No need to tend the pot, just set it and forget it.

Basmati is a variety of long, slender-grained aromatic rice from the Indian subcontinent. This variety has gotten very popular all over the world, with India and Pakistan being the largest exporters of this rice. How to cook perfect Instant Pot Basmati Rice? You can have Basmati Rice Instant Pot using 2 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Basmati Rice Instant Pot

It's 4 cups of Basmati Rice.
You need 8 cups of Water.

Cooking rice needs perfection on the amount of water and time. Place the rinsed rice and water into the instant pot, close the lid, and set the instant pot valve to seal. The white basmati rice that you cook in your instant pot with this method will have the perfect texture and you do not need to soak the rice in advance. Instant Pot Basmati Rice Learn how to cook Basmati Rice in the Instant Pot that is fluffy, light, tender, and doesn't clump together.

Basmati Rice Instant Pot instructions

Measure rice and add to Instant Pot bowl..
Place Instant Pot onPSince rice 4-6 times by adding water to the pot, swishing, and dumping the water..
Add measured water to the Instant Pot..
Place Instant Pot on High Pressure and Manual for 10 minutes and allow to come to pressure..
Release pressure and serve..

In this no-soak method , water is the only ingredient you'll need to make this easy and healthy Indian side dish to serve alongside your favorite chicken or vegan curry recipes. If you want to make Brown Rice using the pot-in-pot method (PIP), check out the recipe here. You can also check out other variations of rice - Basmati white rice, Jeera or Cumin rice or other basics recipes such as Steamed Broccoli and Instant Pot Beets. By : The Healthy Meal Prep Instant Pot Cookbook by Carrie Forrest: Print Recipe. I gave away my rice cooker after I had so much success making rice in the Instant Pot®.