Instant Pot Jasmine Rice is the perfect complement to Thai curries. This recipe gives you perfectly cooked rice every time, quick and easy. You’ll never go back to regular long-grain rice, especially with Thai food! This recipe can also be cooked using the Pot in Pot method.
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ℹ️ Introduction
What is Jasmine Rice?
Jasmine rice is a long-grain white rice that’s from Thailand. It gets its name from the jasmine flower because of the floral aroma.
Jasmine rice is sticky when cooked. The grains are also shorter and plumper than other types of rice, like basmati.
Jasmine rice is widely used in Thai cuisine as well as Southeast and South Asian cuisines. It’s particularly well suited for absorbing spices and flavors in dishes like curries.
Making jasmine rice in the Instant Pot results in fluffy rice every single time. There’s no need to use your rice cooker or the stove top to make rice anymore!
Cooking rice in a rice cooker works well, but I haven’t used one in years because the Instant Pot makes perfect rice and it’s one less appliance I have to get out.
The Instant Pot is the perfect way to cook foolproof rice every time. The rice cooks evenly and thoroughly under pressure, so you get tender grains with a bite, but no crunchy or hard pieces.
Learn more about your Instant Pot…
- Natural or Quick Release: What is Instant Pot natural release vs quick release and when should you use them?
- Instant Pot Tips and FAQs: What are Instant Pot frequently asked questions?
- Instant Pot Not Sealing: Why is your Instant Pot not sealing and what can you do to fix it?
- Common Instant Pot Problems: This Instant Pot troubleshooting guide explains common problems and errors and how to solve them.
- Sous Vide Button: How to use sous vide Instant Pot function for perfectly cooked foods.
How Do you Cook Jasmine Rice in Instant Pot?
There are two ways to make white jasmine rice in the Instant Pot electric pressure cooker.
Pot in Pot Method
One is the pot-in-pot method, where you pour water into the inner pot, have a separate bowl in which you put rice and cold water, and place that on a trivet in the inner pot. I have a recipe for regular white rice (e.g. basmati rice) that uses the pot in pot method.
With pot-in-pot, I can store the rice in the same dish that I cook it in, and I don’t have a messy inner pot to clean.
Directly in Inner Pot Method
The second method of cooking Instant Pot rice is to cook it directly in the inner pot. This allows you to cook larger quantities of rice than the pot-in-pot method allows for. And that is what I’m going to be showing you in this Instant Pot jasmine rice recipe.
Although the Instant Pot pressure cooker has a Rice button, I prefer to use the Pressure Cook setting (also known as Manual setting). The rice setting uses low pressure for 12 minutes whereas my method uses high pressure and the rice is done in 4 minutes.
Cooking jasmine rice on the stove can be inconsistent because the burner can distribute heat unevenly, leading to hot and cool spots.
This causes parts of the rice to be undercooked while other parts end up mushy. Evaporation also makes it harder for the rice to say hydrated.
❤️ WHY SHOULD YOU MAKE RICE IN THE INSTANT POT?
- The Instant Pot allows you to just set it and forget it – no need to constantly watch the stove. This gives you consistent results every single time.
- The sealed environment of the pressure cooker retains more of the natural nutrients in the rice that can be lost through steaming on the stove.
- Making rice on the stovetop can cause the water to overflow. The Instant Pot doesn’t have this issue, which makes cleanup easy.
- The Keep Warm setting is perfect for keeping the rice ready to serve if your meal is not quite ready yet.
- You can cook big batches for meal prep throughout the week. This recipe for Instant Pot jasmine rice can be easily doubled or tripled, depending on the capacity of your Instant Pot.
💡 Tips for Instant Pot Jasmine Rice
How to get light and fluffy grains
Rinsed rice doesn’t have excess surface starch and will be less sticky, which will result in perfect pressure cooker rice every time.
- I recommend that you rinse the rice thoroughly before you pressure cook it. I like to put the rice in a fine mesh strainer and run it under the faucet till the water runs clear.
- Stir the rice with a fork to fluff it, after opening the lid, to separate the grains while it rests. I usually like to use the rice paddle that came with the Instant Pot.
How to prevent sticking
- Spritzing the pot with oil before adding the rice helps prevent it from sticking.
- Using a nonstick inner pot is also very effective.
- Letting the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes gives time for the rice to settle before you vent the remaining steam.
Storage tips
Refrigerate unused rice immediately or within 2 hours. Leftover rice should be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. I use leftover rice to make fried rice.
Using the Pot in Pot Method
Cooking rice in a separate bowl placed directly in the Instant Pot is great for smaller batches or easier cleanup. See my pot-in-pot rice recipe for step-by-step instructions.
Change the Quantity
This recipe is for 3 cups of jasmine rice and makes about 9 cups of cooked rice. You can adjust the quantities, but keep the same cook time and keep the rice to water ratio at 1:1.25. For 1 cup of rice, use 1 ¼ cup of water.
Use the same dry measuring cup to measure the rice and the water.
| DRY RICE (cups) | WATER (cups) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 2 ½ |
| 2 ½ | 3 ⅛ |
| 3 | 3 ¾ |
| 3 ½ | 4 ⅓ |
| 4 | 5 |
Flavor
You can change the recipe up and add more flavor by doing any of the following:
- Substitute the water with chicken broth or vegetable broth.
- Add a teaspoon of olive oil, coconut oil, vegetable oil, or butter to add flavor.
- Add ¾ teaspoon of salt.
- Replace ¼ quantity of liquid with coconut milk. Be sure to stir the water and coconut milk together well. Add a teaspoon of coconut oil to the rice and water for even more coconut flavor.
How to Release Presssure
Once pressure cooking has completed, you can either wait 10 minutes and release pressure OR you can allow for a natural pressure release. I do either, depending on how much time I have.
❓ FAQS
If you soak it ahead of time, you could end up with sticky and mushy rice. For this recipe, you just need to rinse your rice. It’s also possible that you need to add a little less water.
The Instant Pot takes about 10 minutes to come to pressure, another 4 minutes to pressure cook the rice, and another 15 minutes for natural release. This brings the total time to about 29 minutes.
Leftover jasmine rice can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days. Refrigerate the leftover rice immediately.
Get the recipe for how to make brown jasmine rice in the Instant Pot. I also have a recipe for pot in pot Instant Pot brown rice.
You can use chicken or vegetable broth instead of water for more flavor.
🧂 Instant Pot Jasmine Rice Ingredients
Quantities provided in the recipe card at the bottom of this post
📝 How to Cook Jasmine Rice in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
- Add rice and water to the Instant Pot
- Pressure cook the rice and release pressure
- Fluff the rice
Add Rice and Water to Instant Pot
- Wash the rice and place the rinsed rice in the Instant Pot.
- Add water to the Instant Pot.
Program the Instant Pot and release pressure
- Close the lid.
- Program the Instant Pot to pressure cook on high pressure for 22 minutes.
- The display will go from On to 22:00. The float valve will go up after a few minutes. The display will count down to 00:00.
- Do a 15 minute natural release of pressure. Wait 15 minutes and release any remaining pressure. Once the float valve goes down, the lid can be opened.
Fluff the Rice
- Once the rice is cooked, it may appear sticky or wet.
- Fluff up the cooked rice with a rice paddle or fork. Let the rice rest for a few minutes for perfect Instant Pot fragrant jasmine rice. The rice paddle that comes with some Instant Pots is very useful!
Instant Pot Tips and Tricks
Delay Start
Learn about how to use the Instant Pot Delay Start feature, which allows you to begin pressure cooking at a future time.
Pot in Pot
Find out how to use the Instant Pot pot in pot cooking method, which allows you to cook multiple foods together.
Cooking Times
Find out Instant Pot Cooking Times and what method of pressure release to use.
More Instant Pot Rice Recipes
- Instant Pot basmati rice is another white rice that’s aromatic and fragrant. This recipe can be used for other long grain white rice varieties too.
- Try making pot in pot brown rice using the PIP method for smaller quantities of rice and easy cleanup.
- Arroz con Pollo a Latin chicken and rice easy recipe that comes out perfect every time.
Instant Pot Jasmine Rice
Ingredients
- 3 cups Jasmine rice
- 3 ¾ cups water
Instructions
Cook Directly in Inner Pot
- Rinse out Jasmine rice in a fine-mesh strainer and drain.
- Place rice and water in Instant Pot inner pot. Stir to combine.
- Close the lid and pressure cook on High Pressure for 4 minutes.
- Once pressure cooking is complete, do a 10-minute natural release (i.e. let the rice stay in Keep Warm mode for 10 minutes after cooking is complete. Release remaining steam to depressurize Instant Pot), or allow pressure to release naturally. Open the lid. [Read More: The Different Pressure Release Methods]
- Open Instant Pot and fluff rice with a fork before serving.
Use Pot in Pot Method *
- Rinse out 2 cups of Jasmine rice in a fine-mesh sieve and drain.
- Transfer rinsed rice and 2½ cups of water to a 1.75 quart or larger oven-safe medium bowl.
- Pour 2 cups water into the Instant Pot's main compartment (inner pot) and place a trivet in the water.
- Place rice bowl on trivet and close the Instant Pot.
- Close the lid and pressure cook on High Pressure for 4 minutes.
- Do a 10 or 15 minute natural pressure release. [Read More: The Different Pressure Release Methods]
- Open Instant Pot and fluff rice with fork and allow it to rest for a few minutes before serving.
Notes
- * To use the pot in pot method, the recipe has been adjusted to use 2 cups of rice.
- To adjust the quantities, keep the ratio of rice to water at 1:1.25.
- Be sure to use the same cup for measuring both rice and water.
Nutrition
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Logan LIllie says
It’s perfect. I have tried a few rice recipes for the instantpot, but this is my go-to. Perfect every time.
Paint the Kitchen Red says
Oh thanks so much for the comment, Logan. I make this at least 2 to 3 times a week!
Rsaha says
Hi
I don’t know what went wrong. I followed the steps to the letter but when I opened the lid after the 10 mins on keep warm, there was a pool of water in my pip bowl. When I tasted it, it was still hard. Put it in for another 4 mins… then it was ok! Was using good quality Jasmine Rice too, not cheapo supermarket own-make stuff 🤔
Paint the Kitchen Red says
Sounds to me like the float valve didn’t come up and the Instant Pot didn’t seal. And is there any chance the rice was old?
Dhanya says
Hi Neena,
I was wondering which brand of white jasmine rice you use. Mine always turns out a little stickier than I expect – still tasty, but sticky. Maybe it’s the brand, but mine is from Thailand – got it at my local Asian grocery. Please suggest a brand that I can look out for next time. Do you use the Dynasty brand as your link suggests?
By the way, I tried your Thai red curry with Tofu for my vegetarian guests and it was amazing – Since I didn’t use chicken, i did not pressure cook in the Instant pot – I adapted your recipe for the stovetop as I didn’t want the tofu pieces to get broken up in my pot. I sautéed the tofu till golden brown before adding to the gravy. Thanks a lot!
Paint the Kitchen Red says
Hi Dhanya – sorry it took me a while to respond! Jasmine rice is stickier than other kinds of rice but shouldn’t be overly sticky. I have used Dynasty but I like to buy the big bag of Kirkland rice at Costco. I’m sorry you’ve had trouble 🙁 Have you tried cooking on the stovetop to see if it’s the rice or the cooking method causing the issue? Glad you enjoyed the curry with tofu.
Patty Dailey says
I made it for my lamb, lentil supper tonight and it was perfect! Thank you for sharing!
Paint the Kitchen Red says
Patty, thanks for taking the time to review and comment – much appreciated 🙂
Jennifer D Torres says
So why not just use the rice button? What does that do?
Paint the Kitchen Red says
Jennifer – you can use the rice button. It cooks on low pressure and takes a wee bit longer. I just find this method to work best for me.
Douglas says
I have a an instant pot I got from Kohl’s. The controls don’t match, and unfortunately I set the rice for 4 hours, even the the display said XXX4 – (in the first step) )this machine doesn’t make clear what is happening. What is the 4 it’s unfortunate that the controls seem to be so poorly designed, or perhaps designs to frustrate in the hopes that customers will want a more expensive, easier to use version, like cameras are designed. Sigh – your recipes seem great, but the machines are just beyond me.
Paint the Kitchen Red says
Oh, don’t give up, Douglas! It’s a matter of getting used to it – you will figure it out after a few uses. xxx4 should be 4 minutes, not 4 hours. Please try and go through my TIPS posts on the blog. They might answer some of your questions.
Tiffany says
I’m needing to make a large batch of jasmine rice. How would I need to adjust the time for 10 cups?
Paint the Kitchen Red says
That’s a lot of rice, Tiffany. Please be aware you cannot fill the Instant Pot with more than 2/3 full when you’re cooking anything that expands: rice, pasta, beans, etc. I would do it in a couple of batches.
Linda says
Perfect every time
Paint the Kitchen Red says
Thanks Linda!
Lynn H says
Hello, I want to make sure that the chart for this Jasmine rice is the cups that come with the IP. Both for the rice and the water correct?
thank you, Lynn
Paint the Kitchen Red says
Hi Lynn, thanks for your question. The most important thing is the ratio. So although I use a standard measuring cup to measure both rice and water, you can use any container as long as you measure both ingredients using the same container. Hope that helps.
Patrick says
Neena,
Thank you for this recipe, I am trying it now before work so my colleagues can enjoy Gumbo (from your site) w/ Jasmine rice!
Have a nice weekend!
Alison says
Hi! This was the first thing I made in my new Instant Pot and it turned out great! If I don’t want to make this much rice in the future can I cut in half? Would I need to reduce cooking time? Thanks in advance!
Paint the Kitchen Red says
Hi Alison. Yes, you can cut the recipe in half and keep the cooking time as is. I would also suggest you try the Pot-in-Pot method – it’s great for smaller quantities of rice and no cleanup! See my Instant Pot PIP Basmati rice recipe but for Jasmine, pressure cook it for 4 minutes rather than 6 minutes and 1:1.25 ratio. Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for your comment.
Ann says
I don’t like to rinse my rice first because I like the extra starchiness and don’t want to rinse that away. Has anyone tried either PIP or direct in the pot with no rinse? I suppose is add more water, but I’m not sure how much. Also, why aren’t you just hitting the rice button roster than use manual?
Paint the Kitchen Red says
Hi Ann – When I make jambalaya, I don’t rinse my rice and it comes out great. However, when I make plain rice I have always rinsed my rice, even on the stovetop. So I don’t know how it would turn out. I would follow the recipe but add 1/4 cup extra water and see how it goes – that will give you a baseline. Let me know how it goes, if you don’t mind!
Preethi says
Perfectly paired with your thai red curry recipe. Thanks for the detailed instructions and accurate timings.
Paint the Kitchen Red says
Hi Preethi – you’re welcome. Glad to help out!
Natasha Strong says
Thank you for posting this recipe, Neena! Just like your daughter, I love jasmine rice more than any other type. I gradually switched to jasmine rice from basmati over time, and now I pretty much use it for everything (and can eat it plain, just like your daughter:). Also, thank you for explaining how to cook it with PIP method. I really like to use it for rice, oatmeal, etc., and 2 cups usually fit pretty well in it (I have the same Pyrex bowl).
Paint the Kitchen Red says
You’re welcome, Natasha! I have to agree, the taste is unmatched. I just started using it in the past few years and can’t eat Thai curries without it!