Fragrant, comforting, and easy to serve as a complete meal, Instant Pot Jasmine Rice is a vegetarian Asian main course made with jasmine rice, water, and salt in about 12 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 2 minutes
  • Cook time: 10 minutes
  • Total time: 12 minutes
  • Yield: 4
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • 1 1/4 cup water
  • salt (to taste, optional)

Method

  1. Rince, the rice 2-3 times until the water runs clear (removes extra starch), drain the remaining water.

Main Pot Method:

  1. Add the rinsed rice, salt and water to the Instant Pot steel insert. Stir well.
  2. Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 4 minutes. When the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally.
  3. Open the lid, fluff the rice with a fork or ladle, and serve with your favorite side dish.

Pot in Pot Method:

  1. Add the rinsed rice and water in a stainless steel bowl.
  2. Add 1 cup of water to the Instant Pot insert and place the rice bowl over the trivet in the Instant Pot.
  3. Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 4 minutes. When the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally.
  4. Open the lid, fluff the rice with a fork or ladle, and serve with your favorite curry.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.