Pressure Cooker Brown Jasmine Rice is a quick and healthy side dish in the Instant Pot or any other pressure cooker.
I love food blogging - except when I weigh myself on Monday and Thursday mornings. Years ago I lost a lot of weight by cutting out processed starches and eating only whole grain carbs. That meant a lot of brown rice, because I love my stir fries and curries - they help me slip in a bunch of vegetables with my meat.
There are two problems with brown rice.
Problem one: cooking time. It takes a lot longer to cook brown rice - about an hour on the stovetop. That’s where my pressure cooker comes in; I can have brown rice in about a half an hour.
Problem two: taste. In other words, my kids. They love the neutral taste of white rice. The first time I tried to serve them brown rice, with its strong, nutty flavor, they took one bite, then refused to eat an more. I would try brown rice every now and again, but they never liked it. That is, until I tried brown jasmine rice. The long grains cook up fluffier than most brown rices, and the flavor is close enough to white rice that they don’t mind it as the side dish with a stir fry or curry. I finally have a brown rice I can serve to the kids.
Looking for a nutritious side dish, especially to balance out an Asian meal? Try some brown jasmine rice in the pressure cooker. (I love serving it with my Instant Pot Lentil Curry for a quick weeknight meal.)
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker (I love my Instant Pot Duo)
Pressure Cooker Brown Jasmine Rice
- Total Time: 43 minutes
- Yield: 7 servings 1x
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Pressure Cooker Brown Jasmine Rice recipe - Nutritious brown rice, ready in a little over a half an hour in the pressure cooker.
Ingredients
- 2 cups brown jasmine rice (Or long grain brown rice, or brown basmati rice)
- 2 ½ cups water
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- Add the rice to the pot: Pour the rice, water, and salt into the pressure cooker pot and stir.
- Pressure cook the rice for 20 minutes with a Natural Release: Lock the lid and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes in an electric PC, or 16 minutes in a stovetop PC. Let pressure come down naturally, about 15 minutes. Fluff the rice with a fork and serve.
Equipment
Buy Now → - Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Pressure Cooker
- Cuisine: Thai
Notes
- My favorite brand (so far) is Jasmati brand brown rice from Rice Select, but I have to admit, I don’t have too many choices for brown jasmine rice in my area. If you have a favorite brand, let us know in the comments.
What do you think?
Questions? Other ideas? Leave them in the comments section below.
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Pressure Cooker White Rice
Instant Pot Brown Basmati Rice
Pressure Cooker Thai Green Chicken Curry
Pressure Cooker Chinese Pork with Dried Plum Sauce
My Pressure Cooker Recipe Index
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Mark
Perfect!
Laurie Lasala-Tuttle
Excellent recipe, the best one I've found yet, so I've pinned it for the future!! Thanks so much. I've always been happy with Trader Joe's Brown Jasmine Rice.
B
5 stars!!
Amy
Perfect rice every time! Thanks for the recipe!
Mike Vrobel
You’re welcome!
Kay
Perfect, perfect, PERFECT RICE! THANK YOU!
Mike Vrobel
You're welcome!
MIsabel Gomez
I found you by casualty!!
Trying to cook in my new instant pot duo
Thanks
Elisha
I use this recipe every time I make brown rice! Thank you so much.
Mike Vrobel
You’re welcome!
MC
Thank you so much for this brown rice recipe. It's the best and works every time...the only one I use!
Mike Vrobel
You’re welcome!
Ramona
Love this recipe! Just wondering if cooking time changes if you double the recipe?
Mike Vrobel
No - cooking time stays the same.
Robin Vasquez
Thank you for this! We usually make brown rice in the instant pot with the same ratio of water and time. Our son brought us a couple of bags of brown jasmine rice to stock us up for sheltering in place, so this rice was new to us. Noticed right away that it filled the kitchen with a fragrant unique smell. It was delicious and perfectly cooked.
Lauren
This has become my go-to brown rice recipe, so thank you! The only thing I add is 1T coconut oil.
Nanci
I am using TJ brown Jasmine rice do I need to rinse it first.
Thank you
Mike McIntosh
You don't need to rinse brown rice because it hasn't been "polished", the step that removes the healthiest parts of the grain!
Kay
Perfectly fluffy and sooo good. Used Trader Joes brown jasmine rice, exactly as recipe says.
Larry Smith
This is my recipe now for brown jasmine, and I haven't gone back to white rice since.
Mike Vrobel
Great!
Hilary
Perfect every time! Thanks!
Mike Vrobel
You’re welcome!