Honey, if you’ve ever ended up with mushy, sticky, or burnt rice on the stovetop, you’re going to love this game-changing method! Making instant pot white rice takes all the guesswork out of cooking rice, and you’ll get perfect, fluffy grains every single time in just 4 minutes total.
The secret is using the simple 1:1 ratio of rice to water, plus that little pinch of salt and drop of oil that makes all the difference. Your Instant Pot does all the heavy lifting while you tend to the rest of your meal — no stirring, no watching, no worrying about it boiling over or burning on the bottom.
This method works beautifully as a side for everything from Sunday pot roast to weeknight stir-fries, and it’s perfect for meal prep too. Your family will think you’ve got some kind of magic touch when they taste how perfectly tender and separate each grain turns out!
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Instant Pot White Rice
Equipment
- 1 Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 cup white rice
- 1 cup water
- 1 pinch sea salt (optional)
- 1 tbsp oil (optional)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients into the Instant Pot. You can double, triple or quadruple all ingredients in same amounts.1 cup white rice, 1 cup water, 1 pinch sea salt
- Make sure sealing ring is placed properly in lid, add lid, turn shut and turn knob to sealing position.
- Cook on high pressure for 3 minutes.
- Allow natural pressure release for 10 minutes
- Remove all rice from pot immediately to avoid it sticking to the bottom. If you need to keep the rice warm, leave rice in pot after natural pressure release without opening the lid to avoid steam being released. Once the steam is released the rice may dry out causing it to stick to the bottom.
Notes
- Adding the oil to the mix helps prevent the rice from sticking to the pot. I personally have never had an issue with sticking so I don’t use any oil at all.
- Some people like to add a pinch of salt for each cup of rice added to the pot. You can skip the salt if you prefer.
