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Cook parboiled rice in an Instant Pot perfectly every time (pressure cooker recipe)

September 15, 2017

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Parboiled rice is one of my favorite types of rice. Parboiled rice is similar nutritionally to brown rice making it a better choice over white rice (source). The process needed to create parboiled rice gives the rice it’s own unique texture and flavor. If you have never tried instant pot parboiled rice, I would highly recommend it. I no longer purchase traditional white rice.

I’ve already shared how easy it is to make jasmine rice in an electric pressure cooker. In keeping with the same theme, today I’ll share how quickly you can make parboiled rice in your Instant Pot.

How to cook perfect parboiled rice in the Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker) every single time
How to cook perfect parboiled rice in the Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker) every single time
How to cook perfect parboiled rice in the Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker) every single time
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How to make Parboiled Rice in an Instant Pot
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
20 mins
 

Parboiled rice is one of my favorite types of rice to cook in the Instant Pot. Parboiled rice is nutritionally similar to brown rice. Learn how to make parboiled rice in your Instant Pot perfectly every single time.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Rice
Author: http://thedomesticdiva.org
Ingredients
  • 4 cups parboiled rice
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • pinch of salt
Instructions
  1. Removing the liner from your Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker). With the rice measuring cup, measure out 4 cups of parboiled rice into the liner.

  2. Next fill the liner with water and swish the rice around to help loosen any starch.
  3. Drain and repeat the process several times to rinse off all of the starch from the rice until the water is no longer cloudy. Drain a final time. (rinsing the rice before cooking helps the rice not stick to the bottom of the Instant Pot when it cooks)

  4. Next, measure 4 cups of water using the same measuring device you used to measure the rice. Add the water to the rinsed rice.

  5. Give a slight stir, then add 2 tbsp of unsalted butter and a pinch of salt.
  6. Place the liner pot back into the Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker. Lock the lid and set the valve to sealing.

  7. Then, on your Instant Pot press the white rice pre-set button. Check the settings to make sure the Instant Pot is set to 12 mins on High Pressure. Make the necessary adjustments if this is not the case. Press the white rice button again to turn off the warming feature.

  8. Once cooking has completed, use the quick release valve to release the pressure. Once all pressure is released, remove the lid and fluff the rice with a fork.
  9. After fluffing the rice with a fork, then you can use the rice paddle to remove the cooked rice from the Instant Pot.

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I purchased an Instant Pot several years ago. It has quickly become one of my most used small appliances in my kitchen, along with my KitchenAid. The reason for this is because the Instant Pot is able to replace several small appliances. My rice cooker and slow cooker were donated not long after I started using the Instant Pot. I found that I no longer needed these appliances. I think an Instant Pot and a KitchenAid Stand Mixer are two small appliances every home chef needs in their kitchen.

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Comments

  1. Heather Johnson says

    October 20, 2017 at 1:50 pm

    My youngest is obsessed with rice! Your recipe sounds and looks super delicious and so easy to make in an instant pot! Yummers!

    Reply
  2. Jeanine says

    October 21, 2017 at 6:45 am

    Yum we are huge rice fans in our family mostly because I can’t eat potatoes so this is my substitute. This looks so good and so easy. I need an instant pot!

    Reply
  3. Marissa Zurfluh says

    October 22, 2017 at 8:53 pm

    I love a great rice recipe. I would love to own an Instant Pot eventually. These recipes make me jealous.

    Reply
  4. Kathy says

    November 15, 2017 at 3:29 pm

    Is the White Rice button just the Rice button on the Instant Pot? And thanks for the tip about pressing it twice!

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      November 16, 2017 at 7:18 am

      Yes, the white rice button is the rice button on the Instant Pot.

      Reply
  5. Swati says

    November 20, 2017 at 10:55 am

    This recipe was amazing! Cannot believe how quickly it cooked :)

    Reply
  6. Adele Aiken says

    December 20, 2017 at 5:43 pm

    how many would this serve?

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      December 23, 2017 at 6:02 pm

      4-6 depending on serving size

      Reply
  7. Stephanie says

    February 17, 2018 at 4:18 pm

    Is rinsing required to cook in the Instant Pot?

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      February 17, 2018 at 4:20 pm

      Yes, rinsing is a necessary step to prevent the rice from sticking together. Rice is covered in starch, by rinsing you get rid of the starch so that the grains won’t stick together during cooking.

      Reply
      • Bryan Ferraro says

        October 9, 2019 at 9:40 am

        Rinsing is not required for parboiled rice. Parboiled rice is processed with high pressure steam which gets rid of any surface starch, which is already minimal. That’s why it has a brownish color, unlike white rice. I’ve never rinsed parboiled rice and all the grains cook separately, without sticking. You can find more information about parboiled rice on wikipedia, and how it’s different from white rice.

        As for white rice, there is minimal starch on the surface. The powdery stuff that clouds the water is actually powdered vitamins. You can see this in the ingredients. Indeed, if you look at the directions on package of any American-processed white rice, it specifically says to NOT rinse. Basically, you’re just washing away the vitamins, which is a waste.

        Does rinsing the rice make it less sticky? Yes, sort of, but only minimally. And it has nothing to do with “surface starch.” When you presoak the rice, it affects how the alpha and beta starches are processed when it cooks, resulting in slightly less sticky rice. I sometimes pre-soak but I never waste the vitamins by pouring out the water. Many of the expensive fuzzy logic Zojirushi rice cookers start out with a warm pre-soak cycle for this very reason, which is why they take 40 mins to cook white rice.

        Regardless, surface starch is mostly a myth, and there is no reason to rinse parboiled or white rice. Parboiled rice is already processed with high pressure steam so that the grains cook separately. You can call Carolina, the rice company, to verify all this.

        Reply
        • Joshua Freeman says

          January 20, 2020 at 3:02 pm

          Yep, never rinse and drain parboiled, specifically enriched parboiled because your washing away the vitamins and minerals added.

          Reply
  8. Janet says

    March 7, 2018 at 11:22 am

    Sorry if this sounds like a really stupid question, but you say to use the little measuring cup that comes with the instant pot to measure the rice. Are you using that same measuring cup to measure the 4 cups of water or an actual measuring cup to measure 4 cups of water?

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      March 7, 2018 at 11:38 am

      I use the same measuring cup to measure the rice as well as the water. You can use an actual measuring cup if you no longer have the cup that came with the Instant Pot just make sure you measure the rice and water separately using the same container so that the measurements will be accurate.

      Reply
    • Bryan Ferraro says

      October 9, 2019 at 9:43 am

      What matters is the ratio, so if you use the small Asian cup to measure the rice, use the same cup to measure water. I generally use a normal imperial 8oz cup.

      Reply
  9. AJ says

    May 21, 2018 at 5:56 pm

    Thank you so much for this post! I love my instant pot but have been struggling to make perfect rice with it. It either comes out too mushy or too hard. My daughter and I made cilantro rice today following this method and it worked perfectly!

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      May 21, 2018 at 5:57 pm

      I’m so happy to hear that. Cilantro rice sounds delicious!

      Reply
    • Karen says

      June 19, 2019 at 5:20 pm

      Why do you push the rice button twice?

      Reply
      • The Domestic Diva says

        August 1, 2019 at 12:55 pm

        Pushing the button twice on the Instant Pot turns off the “warming” feature that automatically starts after the cook cycle is complete.

        Reply
  10. Karen says

    August 16, 2018 at 11:42 am

    Is it the same cooking time for parboiled brown rice like Minute Rice ?

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      August 20, 2018 at 7:54 am

      I’m not sure what the cooking time would be for the brand Minute Rice. This is a how-to for just the regular bags of parboiled rice you may find at the grocery store.

      Reply
    • Bryan Ferraro says

      October 9, 2019 at 10:00 am

      No, they’re VERY different! Minute Rice is called that because the rice is already cooked. It is then dehydrated. So essentially all you’re doing is to rehydrate it with hot water. There is absolutely no reason to make it in a pressure cooker. In fact, the pressure and heat would probably turn it into mush.

      Parboiled rice is uncooked or partially cooked rice, just like regular white rice. However, it is processed with high pressure steam blasting through the brown husk. That results in the rice absorbing some of the fiber and nutrients from the husk, which is why the rice is brownish. Nutritionally, parboiled rice is somewhere in between brown rice and white rice. It is also less sticky than white rice.

      In terms of cooking times, parboiled rice takes about the same amount of time as regular white rice. And you’d generally use a little more water than you would in white rice, although that’s a matter of taste. I generally use a 1-to-1 rice-to-water ratio for white rice, and 1.25-to-1 for parboiled rice.

      Reply
  11. Karen Elgas says

    August 20, 2018 at 8:09 am

    Thanks !!

    Reply
  12. Kathy says

    January 1, 2019 at 1:49 pm

    Thanks for sharing this recipe! Parboiled rice is the only kind of rice my husband and I buy at the grocery store! He is Spanish decent, so we go through at least a10 pound bag a month. Thanks again for sharing!

    Reply
  13. Pia says

    January 2, 2019 at 11:48 am

    Any recommendations with high-pressure button instead of rice one? thank you

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      January 28, 2019 at 8:09 am

      I’m not certain. On my Instant Pot, the rice button is pre-programmed to: high-pressure for 12 minutes. Maybe that will help.

      Reply
  14. Reid says

    February 22, 2019 at 11:35 am

    How much time to cook? Different amounts of rice? Why quick release? Other places say natural release. Do you find its better? Why so much rinsing? Parboiled already has starch removed.

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      February 25, 2019 at 5:38 am

      The time to cook parboiled rice is 12 minutes no matter the amount of rice you are trying to cook in an Instant Pot. I use quick release after the rice is done cooking to prevent the rice from overcooking and becoming mushy. I rinse the parboiled rice to remove the starch from the rice. When rinsing parboiled rice one can see that starch is not removed from parboiled rice. “Parboiled” refers to the way that it is processed prior to being packaged and sold. The reason for rinsing the starch from the rice is to prevent the rice from sticking when it cooks. If you leave the starch on the rice and cook it there is a chance the rice will stick together and not be separated little grains of deliciousness.

      Reply
      • Nia Spencer says

        April 27, 2020 at 4:11 pm

        Hi, the parboiled rice bag says not to rinse the rice as doing so removes the nutrients. Can you offer a recipe for cooking parboiled rice in the IP that does not include rinsing? I’d like to keep the nutritional value of the rice as high as possible. Thank you!

        Reply
        • The Domestic Diva says

          June 19, 2020 at 12:25 pm

          Whether or not you rinse the rice is a personal preference. I choose to rinse the rice because I found that it helps keep the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pot and makes cleanup easier. If you do not want to rinse the rice, you do not have to. You can cook the rice according to the instructions above without rinsing the rice. Just note that there may be some browning of the rice on the bottom of the pot.

          Reply
          • Payme says

            October 26, 2021 at 10:00 pm

            I find rice sticks to the bottom of the pot less when I put water in first, or a bit of oil can work too. I have friends who come from a culture that they LOVE the browned rice on the bottom of the pot. The kids always fought over who got it. lol.

          • The Domestic Diva says

            November 18, 2021 at 3:10 pm

            That is so interesting. I’ll have to try the oil trick next time I make rice to see if it makes a difference.

  15. John R says

    November 26, 2019 at 11:59 am

    Would there be different measurements for lesser cups (such as 1 cup)? I tried with 1 cup water / 1 cup rice but the rice came up uncooked.

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      November 29, 2019 at 11:46 am

      The ratio of rice to water should be 1:1. So it would be 1 cup rice to 1 cup water. This is measurements for cooking parboiled rice in the Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker.

      Reply
  16. John R says

    November 29, 2019 at 10:27 pm

    Thanks for responding.

    Any suggestions as to why the rice comes up partially cooked?

    Thank you.

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      December 2, 2019 at 10:50 am

      Hmmmm…it’s hard to say as I’m not exactly sure what steps you took to make the rice. It could be the type of rice that you used. One suggestion would be that if you are finding your rice isn’t completely cooked, then maybe try letting the rice sit in the instant pot for an additional 5-10 mins after it has cooked before releasing the pressure.

      Reply
  17. Christine says

    February 24, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    This recipe worked perfectly without rinsing, as someone suggested in the comments….not starchy at all! Will definitely follow this recipe again and again…so easy and takes so little time compared to cooking of the stove!

    Reply
  18. Beth says

    April 27, 2020 at 8:43 pm

    This worked perfect for me. I made six cups instead of four and just used the rice button to cook it for 12 minutes. I had never made parboiled rice before (I got it as a substitution with my grocery pick up). Everyone in the family enjoyed it. Thanks!

    Reply
  19. Rachael says

    May 14, 2020 at 10:13 pm

    If you half the recipe, does the cooking time change?

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      May 22, 2020 at 6:14 pm

      No, if you half the recipe the cooking time will remain the same, no matter the amount of rice you choose to cook.

      Reply
  20. Cherish says

    July 21, 2020 at 9:59 pm

    Nice! My sweet cousin got me an IP for my birthday late last month and I’m so glad to have found this recipe because I grew up eating parboiled rice and love cooking it in less time and not on a stove.

    I also always wash rice and my “hack” is to wash/rinse the rice in a sifter…thanks for sharing this:)

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      July 23, 2020 at 2:58 pm

      Thank you so much for commenting Cherish. I’m so excited for you to have an Instant Pot. They are such a wonderful little kitchen gadget to have.

      I always forget to use a sifter to rinse my rice but you are absolutely correct a sifter does make rinsing a little bit easier. I just need to get into the habit of using one. Thank you for the reminder.

      I hope you enjoy your parboiled rice!

      Reply
      • Cherish says

        August 8, 2020 at 8:06 pm

        I did! I’m back to make it again (been eating other grains because the pandemic has me…fluffier…but I got a craving for it) and wanted to make sure I followed the steps to a T again. Thanks again for sharing this, and for a kind reply! And now I’m off to sift and cook. Well wishes:)

        Reply
        • The Domestic Diva says

          August 10, 2020 at 7:09 am

          Welcome back! I’m so glad you decided to make some more parboiled rice. I’m happy to report that I’m now a proud owner of a small little mesh sifter, I saw it at the Dollar Tree and immediately remembered your comment. What’s its main purpose? To rinse rice! Thank you again for such a great tip. I am forever grateful. Also, thank you for taking the time to let me know that you stopped by.

          Reply
    • Marci says

      August 7, 2020 at 4:48 pm

      I use a large strainer to rinse my rice. I have done wild rice, regular long grain, brown, and basmati in my IP. All of them have turned out perfectly. Planning on doing the parboiled later today or tomorrow to see how it turns out. I will let you know.

      Reply
      • The Domestic Diva says

        August 10, 2020 at 7:02 am

        I love how the IP can cook a variety of different types of rice. I would love to know how the parboiled rice turns out. Thank you for commenting.

        Reply
  21. Marci says

    August 9, 2020 at 12:53 pm

    The parboiled rice turned out spectacularly! I do not recall eating it before today, but it reminded me of something I thing I ate as a child. My mother does not remember ever using parboiled rice, but that is all right. I love it!

    Reply
    • The Domestic Diva says

      August 10, 2020 at 7:13 am

      That’s awesome, Marci. Thank you for coming back and letting me know how it turned out. I’m glad it reminded you of something from your childhood.

      Reply

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