Instant Pot Basmati Rice

5 from 5 votes

Enjoy fluffy rice every time with this Instant Pot Basmati Rice. You only need 3 ingredients and 20 minutes to make this easy side dish!

Prep Time5

Cook Time4

Pressure time17

Total Time26

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings: servings

Calories: 245kcal

Rinse the rice in a colander until the water runs mostly clear.
Combine the rice, water, coconut oil or ghee and salt in a non-stick Instant Pot insert.
Cook on high pressure for 4 minutes, then natural release for 10 minutes.
Release any remaining pressure, fluff and serve.

Keep the 1:1 ratio for the rice and water (1 cup of rice to 1 cup of water) to make perfect rice. If you adjust this ratio, you will end up with sticky and mushy rice.

Don’t forget to first rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Removing excess starch will help prevent the rice from getting gummy.

While it might be tempting to leave out the cooking fat to reduce calories, these are essential for flavor and to keep the rice from sticking together.

To keep the rice from sticking to the bottom of the Instant Pot, I like to use a non-stick Instant Pot insert.

Be sure to naturally release the pressure when the timer goes off. The rice will need this extra time to keep cooking and get tender.

Once all the pressure is released, remove the insert from the Instant Pot so the rice stops cooking.

While the rice pressure cooks on high in just 4 minutes, you’ll also need to factor in time for pressure to build and release in the Instant Pot.