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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 make perfect parboiled rice in an Instant Pot (pressure cooker recipe)
How to make perfect parboiled rice in an Instant Pot (pressure cooker recipe)
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How to make Parboiled Rice in an Instant Pot
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 lining from your electric pressure cooker (Instant Pot). 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.
  4. Drain a final time and return the rice to the pot liner.
  5. Next, measure 4 cups of water and add to the rinsed rice in the pot.
  6. Give a slight stir, then add 2 tbsp of unsalted butter and a pinch of salt.
  7. Place the liner back into the instant pot or electric pressure cooker. Lock the lid and set the valve to sealing.
  8. Then, on your Instant Pot press the white rice pre-set button TWICE.
  9. 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.

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.

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  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
  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.

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    • 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

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