Mediterranean•quick
Instant Pot Tomato Rice
A quick vegetarian rice dish that's full of flavor
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 600 ml diced tomato (with juices)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon curry powder
- 2 cups basmati rice
- 2 cups water
Instructions
- 1
Wash the rice and soak while you prepare the other ingredients, for roughly 10 minutes
- 2
Finely dice the onion and cook on sautee mode in the instant pot with the olive oil for a few minutes
- 3
Add the crushed garlic and continue to cook a few more minutes until onions soften
- 4
Add all the spices, the diced tomato, and the tomato paste and allow to cook a few minutes for flavours to combine
- 5
Add the water and the rice, mix everything well so nothing sticks to the bottom
- 6
Pressure cook for 4 minutes. Once time is up, allow natural pressure release
- 7
Open the instant pot and fluff with a fork and enjoy!