Here is a perfect way to cook wild rice in the Instant Pot. It is nutty, chewy, and easy to cook in an instant pot.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup wild rice
  • 2 cups vegetable stock (or water)
  • salt (to taste)

Method

  1. Rinse the wild rice with water. Then add it to the instant pot steel insert along with vegetable broth (or water), salt and give a stir.
  2. Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 30 minutes. Once the pot beeps, Do a Natural Pressure Release (NPR).
  3. Gently fluff with a fork and Enjoy wild rice.

Stovetop Pot Method

  1. Place the wild rice, vegetable broth, and salt in a pot. Bring it to a boil, cover, and simmer for 45-50 minutes. Keep an eye on it and once is rice is done, drain and Enjoy.

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.