Instant Pot Sona Masoori Rice
A detailed guide to cooking perfect Sona Masoori rice in the instant pot. Ready in a jiffy, this aromatic Sona Masoori rice pairs well with curries or just a plain bowl of yogurt.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup Sona Masoori Rice
- 2 cup Water
Instructions
- 1
Start by washing the rice well till the water runs clear. Then drain the remaining water and add the rice to the Instant Pot steel insert.
- 2
Add water to the rice and close the lid with vent in sealing position.
- 3
Start the instant pot on high pressure for 4 minutes. When the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally.
- 4
Open the Instant Pot and fluff the rice gently with a ladle or fork.
- 5
Follow the same method as above, pressure cook for 22 minutes at high pressure.
- 6
In a steel bowl, add 2 cups of water for one cup of Sona Masoori Brown rice.
- 7
Before placing the steel bowl inside the Instant Pot, add 1 cup of water and then place the trivet. Then place the steel bowl with rice on top of the trivet. Close lid with vent in sealing position.
- 8
Set the Instant Pot to pressure cook (manual) mode. 6 minutes for white rice or 25 minutes for brown rice.
- 9
Once the pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally.Then fluff the rice with a fork. Sona Masoori Rice is ready to be served.