Learn how to cook brown rice in instant pot without any close monitering of heat and boiling rice. This recipe shares with starch and without starch ways to cook brown rice.
1 1/4cupWater or any stockFor without starch rice : add 2 cups water
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HOW TO COOK BROWN RICE IN INSTANT POT
To make instant pot brown rice recipe, you need short grain or long grain brown rice and water (can substitute it with any stock). Today I will be sharing short grain rice (sona masoori rice) recipe.
Add rice to instant pot and cover the rice with water. Using the hand gently swril the rice around until water becomes cloudy. Pour out the water, making sure rice remains in the pot. And repeat until water runs clear, usually it takes 3-4 rinses.
How to cook rice with starch
After rinisng, add water to rice and secure the instant pot lid. Seal the vent.
Pressure cook on high for 20 minutes. Then use quick release.
Open the lid and fluff up the rice with fork or spatula.
How to cook rice without starch
After rinsing, add water to instant pot liner and secure the lid. Sael the vent.
Pressure cook on high for 20 minutes. Then use quick release.
Remove the instant pot liner and strain the excess strarch water through a seive.
Serve hot with a dollop of ghee. Ghee has a low glyxemic index which slows down the release of glucose in blood.