learn how to cook WHITE rice in the Instant Pot pressure cooker. See our full recipe post on how to cook brown rice, wild rice and arborio.

You WILL NEED

1 cup white rice 1.25 cups water 1/2 tsp salt

rinse rice

1

Rinse rice under cold water 4-5 times.

add rice

2

Add the rice to the inner pot.

Add liquid

3

Pour in the water. For 1 cup of white rice use 1.25 cups water. This will give you about 3 cups of cooked rice, perfect for 3 servings.

add salt

4

Add the salt if using.

stir

5

Stir the rice & water.

lock Lid

6

Secure and lock the lid.

pressure cook

7

Select Pressure Cook. Adjust to 4 mins on HIGH. Once done, leave undisturbed for 2 mins to release some of the pressure naturally, followed by quick release.

open lid

8

Once the float valve is down you can open the lid.

Fluff

9

Fluff the rice with a spatula.

YOU CAN ALSO USE THE RICE BUTTON ON LESS MODE, WHICH IS PRE-PROGRAMMED. Use THE SAME RELEASE METHOD. SEE OUR FULL RECIPE POST FOR MORE TIPS & INSTRUCTIONS.

These steps are for white rice specific. However, CLICK ON THE FULL RECIPE to learn more on how to make brown rice, wild rice and Arborio rice, plUS OTHER RICE TIPS.