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Make perfect Instant Pot brown jasmine rice for a speedy side dish that the whole family is going to love! Ready in just 35 minutes in a pressure cooker, the fluffy and wholesome rice is great for meal prep and pairs well with so many dishes.
Brown jasmine rice in the Instant Pot is the perfect recipe for anyone new to pressure cooking.
You’ll get perfectly cooked brown rice every time, and you’ll love that you don’t need to babysit a pot on the stove. Oh, and it is ready in half the time vs. the stovetop.
Once you realize how dead-simple it is to make this brown rice side dish in the Instant Pot, you’ll be hooked! Next up, try our quick Instant Pot coconut jasmine rice and simple Instant Pot white jasmine rice.
Brown Jasmine Rice Pot in Pot Method
The pot-in-pot cooking method produces the same texture as cooking the rice directly in the Instant Pot. But a side benefit is that it’s cooked in a serving dish that you can put directly on the table (along with a hot pad/trivet).
You’ll need: a stainless steel bowl and a wire trivet (hint: most pressure cookers come with the trivet).
Place 3 cups of water in the insert of your Instant Pot and then add the trivet. Mix your rice, water/broth, oil, and salt in a glass or stainless bowl. Cook the rice following the timing noted in the recipe card below.
High-altitude cooking
It is recommended to increase the cooking time by 5% for every 1,000 feet above 2,000 feet.
Since this recipe needs 17 minutes of active cooking time, start by increasing the cooking time by 2 minutes and then test to see if the rice is cooked to your liking.
You’ll also want to increase the liquid by 1-2 tbsp and make sure you perform the full 10-minute natural release before doing a quick release.
A fun way to add lots of extra flavor to your rice is to saute aromatics in the oil prior to starting the Instant Pot. We love throwing in frozen minced garlic, but the sky is the limit for additions to this Instant Pot side dish.
PRO TIPS/RECIPE NOTES
- The cooking time will remain the same no matter how much rice you make. That being said, the more rice you make, the longer the Instant Pot will take longer to come up to pressure and depressurize.
- Each cup of uncooked rice will yield three cups of cooked rice.
- Make sure to turn the Instant Pot off once it has finished cooking. This will prevent the rice in the pot from scorching while you wait for the pot to depressurize.
Speedy Instant Pot Brown Jasmine Rice (35 min)
Ingredients
- 2 cups brown jasmine rice {uncooked}
- 1 tsp olive oil, butter, or ghee {optional}
- 2 1/8 cup water or broth
- 1 tsp sea salt {optional}
Instructions
- Rinse uncooked rice in a fine-mesh strainer under cool water until the water runs clear.2 cups brown jasmine rice
- Press Saute on the Instant Pot and let it heat up for a few minutes. Add the rinsed rice and olive oil (or butter/ghee), and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring often. Press “off/keep warm” to turn the Instant Pot to off.1 tsp olive oil, butter, or ghee, 2 cups brown jasmine rice
- Add the stock/broth/water and salt to the Instant Pot. Give it a good stir and then put the lid on.2 1/8 cup water or broth, 1 tsp sea salt
- Lock the lid into place and set the steam release handle (valve on top) to “Sealing”.
- Press Manual>High Pressure>17 minutes. It will take ~5-8 minutes to get up to pressure.
- When the rice has finished cooking, the Instant Pot will beep and switch to ”keep warm". Turn it to "off".
- Allow it to sit for 10 minutes and then flip the switch to "venting" to remove any remaining pressure.
- Carefully open the lid and fluff the rice with a fork or rice scoop.
Pot in Pot Method
- Place 3 cups of water in the insert of your Instant Pot and add the wire trivet.
- In a glass or stainless steel bowl combine rice, water (or broth), and optional salt and olive oil. Mix.
- Follow steps 4-8 above.
Notes
- If you do not rinse your rice, increase the water by 1/8 cup per cup of rice.
- Each cup of uncooked rice will make 3 cups of cooked rice.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I wanted easy foods for our upcoming camping adventure and this recipe was top of the list! Thanks for keeping it simple and making my life easier!!
Enjoy, Tina! Have a lovely trip.
I’d like to cook 3 cups of Rice Select Brown Jasmati rice in my iPot. How much water do I need? Does this cook the same as regular brown rice? I usually cook brown rice in the iPot for 22 minutes & it comes out perfect.
Hi Donna, 3 cups of uncooked brown rice would need 3 & 1/4 cup of water/broth.
It’s hard to know what brown rice you’ve been using because there isn’t really a thing such as “regular” brown rice. Without knowing what it actually is, I can’t say if brown jasmine rice will cook in the exact same way.
Can I put chicken and mushrooms in this rice as well?
Yes to the chicken. I am not a fan of mushrooms so I have not tried in the Instant Pot. I hesitate to say if it will work out, never having done it myself.
1/ I use Pot-In-Pot method. Are there any modifications I need to make?
2/ I use the Instant Pot Max. It has a special pressure level called Max, which pressure-cooks at 15 psi. Therefore, do I need to adjust the cooking time. If yes, how? 3/ The Comment box doesn’t let me to go to a new line (paragraph)
4/ When rinsing the Rice in the strainer, how can I tell when the water runs clear as they (the water) go through the strainer?
Hi Eran, are you familiar with pot-in-pot? I don’t want to over or under-explain depending on your knowledge. In terms of cooking time, no there are no modifications needed. In terms of setup, you’ll need water in the insert and then some sort of trivet to keep the bowl you use off the bottom of the insert.
I’m not familiar with the Max but went to Instant Pot’s website and found this answer:
Instant Pot operates at 11.6psi. How fast food cooks depends on the temperature of cooking. The cooking temperature of 15psi pressure cookers is 121ºC (250ºF); whereas, the operating temperature of an 11.6psi Instant Pot is 117°C (242°F). This is a difference of 3.4%. We find in most cases recipes for 15psi pressure cookers can be adapted to Instant Pot by increasing the cooking time by 7~15%.
RE: the water running clear, I can see it at the bottom of the strainer. I use a fine wire mesh strainer so I hold it under the stream of water. You can see at the bottom the water comes out cloudy or clear.
Wow, I am a believer! I can never get brown rice to cook all the way through for me in the stove top! So I tried your recipe and my rice turned out perfect!!! Thank you so much for sharing this! ❤️❤️
Hurray! I’m so glad to hear this, Katie. Hurray for fool-proof rice.
I love jasmine rice and always have brown and white in stock. I like to use brown jasmine as a base for canned lentil soup but I need to try your recipe. I’m still using my rice cooker but if I get an electric pressure cooker it’s because of you!
I’m slowly nudging you towards the pressure cooker cult. 🙂