Easy Instant Pot Sticky Rice
Make this quick and easy Instant Pot Sticky Rice in under 30 minutes with just 2 ingredients. Once you make the sticky rice in the instant pot, you will never go back to the traditional bamboo steamer method.

- Prep time
- 2 min
- Cook time
- 25 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw sticky rice (200 g)
- 2/3 cup cold water (170 ml)
Instructions
- 1
Rinse rice with water 2-3 times until the water runs clear.
- 2
Drain the water well and add the rice to the inner pot of the instant pot.
- 3
Add water to the pot and stir gently.
- 4
Note – You can replace water with an equal amount of vegetable or chicken broth.
- 5
Close the lid of the pot and set the valve to the sealing position.
- 6
Press PRESSURE COOK and set the timer to 10 min on high pressure. It will take 10-12 minutes for the pressure to build inside the pot and the timer to start.
- 7
Once the timer goes off, let the pressure release naturally for 10 mins. Release the remaining pressure manually by moving the valve to the venting position. Use the back of a spoon to move the valve to avoid steam burn.
- 8
Once the pressure is released, open the lid of the pot and fluff the rice gently using a fork.
- 9
Serve warm.