Did you know you can cook white rice in 3 minutes in the pressure cooker.
It does take a few minutes for the pressure cooker to pressure up and a few minutes for the pressure cooker to release the pressure. But I can put the rice, water and salt in the electric pressure cooker, lock the lid in place and leave the room until the timer beeps.
I don’t have to wait for the water to come to a boil, I don’t have to worry that I have the rice simmering at just the right temperature. I just set it and come back to perfectly cooked rice.
This is the recipe I’ve made the most in my pressure cooker. In fact, I haven’t cooked rice on the stove since I tried this recipe.
I adapted the recipe for the electric pressure cooker from the Three-Minute Spiced White Basmati Rice recipe in the Veggie Queen’s ebook The New Fast Food. The pressure cooker really is the best way to make fast food.
Ingredients
- 1 cup long grain white rice, rinsed
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
- Add the rice, water and salt to the pressure cooker pot. Stir. Lock lid in place. Select high pressure and 3 minutes cook time. When timer beeps, turn pressure cooker off and use a natural pressure release for 7 minutes. After 7 minutes do a quick pressure release.
- Fluff rice with a fork.
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Today's pressure cookers aren't the scary pressure cookers you may remember. I'll share what I'm cooking up in my pressure cooker and I hope you'll share what you're cooking too.
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SERIOUSLY?!!! Do you know how often I forget to throw the rice in? This would be awesome. What about brown rice?
I might love the pressure cooker even more for brown rice. It cooks in 22 minutes. http://www.pressurecookingtoday.com/2012/11/pressure-cooker-brown-rice-and-a-giveaway/
Carrian totally asked my question–my hubby loves brown rice!
I’m new to pressure cooking. Thought I read that you had to put oil or butter in there to keep the foaming down. Just wondering.
Great question Tina. The Cuisinart recipe booklet says oil/butter is optional with white rice. It does recommend it with other types of rice, but I haven’t had any problem with foaming with brown rice either. The Instant Pot uses oil in a multigrain rice recipe, but doesn’t mention it on the cooking times chart.
Can I assume you are using long grain white rice?
Hi LeAnn – I meant to add that to the recipe. Yes, long grain rice. Thanks for the reminder.
I am down to only one pressure cooker and never want to have to quickly clean & make the rice…I think I need to get another one
Hi Lara – Luckily I have two now, but when I only had one, I would make the rice first (it stays hot a long time when covered, and it’s easier to clean up the pan.)