Add all ingredients into the Instant Pot. You can double, triple or quadruple all ingredients in same amounts.
Make sure sealing ring is placed properly in lid, add lid, turn shut and turn knob to sealing position.
Cook on high pressure for the number of minutes instructed below depending on the type of rice:White Rice (Basmati or Jasmin): 3 minutesWhite Sushi Rice: 5 minutesBrown Rice (Basmati): 22 minutesShort Grain Brown Rice: 24 minutesRed Rice: 30 minutesWild Rice Blend: 28 minutesWild Rice: 30 minutesBlack Pearl Rice: 30 minutes
Natural Pressure Release until pin drops. Takes on average 9-12 minutes (max. 18 minutes for 1 cup and max 30 mins for 4 cups).
Remove all rice from pot immediately to avoid it sticking to the bottom. If needing to keep warm, leave rice in pot after natural pressure release without opening the lid to avoid steam being released and drying out the rice > making it stick to the bottom.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 168 kcal
Carbohydrates: 36 g
Protein: 3 g
Sodium: 296 mg
Reviews
Lidia on 2026-07-31 (5 stars): Very informative post, especially for the mixed rice. I also have a small trick to add: if the rice came out too hard, in a heat-proof glass container add 1 tablespoon water to every cup of cooked rice and mix well. Place the rice uncovered on the trivet and add a cup of water in the pot (not in the rice!). Use the steam function to cook for 15 minutes. This will give the rice some additional time to cook and become softer.
Ina on 2026-07-21 (5 stars): This info is so marvelous. Perfect rice every time! I’ve used it for my sushi rice often, today first time basmati and it was perfect too. Love the instructions for reheating as well
Lana on 2026-06-11 (5 stars): So glad I found this website I get the perfect rice each time.
Tash on 2026-06-09 (1 stars): Followed the recipe exactly, right down to the slow release. Dry and gross rice. We used it because I didn't have time to make anything else, but it was no good.
ANGELINE on 2026-04-28 (5 stars): Thank you for such a thorough coverage of rice cooking in the Instant Pot. I have been using another brand of multi cooker and rice cooking has been problematic. I am about to take delivery of an Instant Pot (Yay) and can't wait to use it.
Sorry if this is a silly question but, when reheating the rice in the Instant Pot, are you adding the water to the rice, or to the pot? I really don't like using the microwave, so this would be great for me.
pseudonym on 2026-04-06 (5 stars): Although I have an Instant Pot, I now have an induction cooktop, and was happy to start using my old Kuhn Rikon Duromatic 7.4 qt stove top pressure cooker again. It works great on induction. Tonight I wanted white rice, but I couldn't find the recipe I used to follow. Your recipe came out perfect! I only cooed one cup of raw rice, not knowing just how well it was going to turn out. Next time I'll be cooking four cups of rice and vacuum sealing cooked rice for the freezer. Thank you!
Stuart on 2025-10-20 (5 stars): Love this method, used it for brown basmati and white basmati (not at the same time) - every time, the rice is spot on. I have a min (3 qrt) and use 1/3 cup of rice and the same again for the water. WALLOP - no issues. Also based in the UK.
I prefer the white rice to be washed first (my preference, it's fine without).
Go to recipe/directions for rice cooking now
Jérémie on 2025-10-20 (5 stars): My go-to rice cooking guide for almost 3 years now. Never got any burning.
I had to lower the time for white basmati though. 1 or 2 minutes is enough in my case, depending on the intended use (2 for salads, 1 for stew/soups cause it finish cooking there). 3 minutes tends to be a little too cooked for my taste.
Thank you very much for making that guide, it saved me a lot of time and headaches.
