Fragrant, comforting, and easy to serve as a complete meal, Instant Pot Sona Masoori Rice is a vegetarian Indian main course made with sona masoori rice and water 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: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sona masoori rice
  • 2 cups water

Method

  1. Firstly, rinse the rice 2-3 times until the water runs clear (removes extra starch), and drain the remaining water. Note: This is a no-soak method, and my rice always turns out soft, fluffy, and separated.

Main Pot Method:

  1. Add the rinsed sona masuri rice, water, and salt (optional) to the Instant Pot steel insert. Give a quick stir.
  2. Close the lid securely, and turn the vent to " SEALING ". Select the PRESSURE COOK/MANUAL (High Pressure) setting and set the cooking time to 5 minutes.
  3. When the instant pot beeps, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then release any remaining pressure before removing the lid.
  4. Open the lid and use a fork or ladle, to fluff up the rice. Serve hot with curry, or lentils of your choice.

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 lid securely, and turn the vent to " SEALING ". Select the PRESSURE COOK/MANUAL (High Pressure) setting and set the cooking time to 5 minutes. When the instant pot beeps, allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes, then release any remaining pressure before removing the lid.
  4. Open the lid and use a fork or ladle, to fluff up the rice. Serve hot with curry, or lentils of your choice.

Brown Sona Masoori Rice:

  1. Follow the same steps as above and Pressure Cook on HIGH for 22 minutes.

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.