Instant Pot Basmati Rice | Perfect every time without sticking!

[@DadGotThis]

This unit only has 1 pressure setting High. I made this video before realizing there were other models that allow you to change the pressure. So cook on HIGH pressure.

[@teresawinchell4994]

Thank you…..I’ve been trying to make basmati rice for yrs with no luck…it always comes out of my instant pot half cooked…..the instructions from the IP say 4 mins and it wasn’t enough time…..so I used your method and it came out perfect

[@DadGotThis]

My pleasure 😊

[@nlcrme]

Dear Dad, I have been staring at a bag of Basmati Rice for One week and three days which coincides with the day my Instant Pot arrived. I have been too afraid to try the rice. I have watched many videos but for some reason I felt you had done your homework and weren't just reading the directions. I like that kind of Dad!!! So tonight, after watching your video three times, I am trying the Basmati Rice in my Instant Pot. Thankfully my Instant Pot came with a gift of the red ring just like yours so I feel like I have the best chance possible to make perfect rice. I made a beautiful Pork Loin in my Instant Pot and I am serving Rice with it, also made carrots and Blackeyed Peas. So tonight is my big night to make dinner for the entire family 3 days before Thanksgiving. I will let you know how it turns out

[@notmyname8527]

Its different for different pressure cookers. Mine is 14 minutes and it includes the warm up time.

[@DadGotThis]

What brand do you have?

[@shazzshimmer]

What is the setting you put it on? Is it the Rice setting? Or just regular pressure cook setting?

[@DadGotThis]

The rice setting is same as the manual. It just stores a time. My unit is one where it only cooks on high pressure.

[@jerryhack5192]

Thanks for the video. Do you cook at low or high pressure?

[@DadGotThis]

This was done at HIGH. The older units like the one in this video only have high setting.

[@safieht5299]

Sir I make rice every day, this was a great help thanks, in my country we usually add some salt and butter or oil too.

[@tamedracingdriver]

Excellent directions! Is there any adjustment in water ratio's or timing for pot-in-pot method?

[@DadGotThis]

I have never tried the pot in pot method. I’ll have to look in to that.

[@tamedracingdriver]

@@DadGotThis Thankyou! Wil appreciate your guidance on it, as that’s where I’m currently stuck - my rice comes out shiny/sticky and not loose as its supposed to be

[@tamedracingdriver]

A gentle reminder on the pot in pot rice specifics. Appreciate your guidance on this!

[@bharatishah4955]

Thanks very nice recipe.i will try.God bless you.

[@DadGotThis]

Most welcome 😊

[@god563616]

I have sticky rice. Thank you so much for this!!! Will make it today!! Can I add butter to this this for flavor?

[@cardsaremycanvas9065]

I would suggest you try the method of leaving it on warm. The bottom will get a beautiful crust on it (once that happens it won’t be sticky)and when you dump it out the pot will be spotless. You can skim the crusty part off if you don’t want to fluff it through but it is the most fought over in my house.

[@slicedpage]

This is an easy subscription . I have been struggling with cooking rice in the instapot since I bought it before Christmas. Burn notice after burn notice. I have been forced to cook rice in a regular stove pot. Now I do not have to. Your method has saved the day. I now have perfectly cooked rice. My first attempt found the rice sticky but I think that was down to not washing the ice properly . Thank you for what must have taken ages to get the right formula.

[@Villivakkam]

Indian households we cook rice & dhall (grams) with 2 times water.

[@bibihope5572]

Do you cook it on high pressure or low?

[@DadGotThis]

I explained in the video my unit only has one pressure, high.

[@DA-cy5nd]

which button are you using on the pot? the rice button?

[@DadGotThis]

Yes I’m using the rice button but you can use the manual or pressure cook settings too. Just matching the time and use high pressure.

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

My Duo 60 required pressure cook -> high pressure -> set to 7 mins

[@DadGotThis]

The pressure for this is HIGH. This instant pot does not have a pressure adjustment so it only cooks on high. I made this video before finding out that there were other models that allowed you to pick LOW pressure.

[@binarypower]

Thanks!! No more burned rice. This came out extremely well!

[@DadGotThis]

Great to hear!

[@sbrsbr4893]

Perfect cooking time. Thanks!!

[@DadGotThis]

Great, glad it worked for you!

[@mlingafelt]

low or high pressure? never was mentioned

[@DadGotThis]

Sorry, the unit I had only had one setting and did not allow you to pick pressure level so I did not know to state it. It is high pressure though.

[@tamedracingdriver]

Is the 7min cooking time on high pressure or low pressure?

[@DadGotThis]

It is high pressure

[@josinkz1]

Like the clarity in his instructions

[@sincerethunderstorm9317]

Can someone confirm what buttons he pressed. I have a different instapot.

[@DadGotThis]

Depending on you instant pot it would be pressure cook or manual. If your unit has a pressure level setting pick high.

[@sincerethunderstorm9317]

@@DadGotThis thank you!

[@DadGotThis]

No problem. I made this before I knew about the fact that there were units with multiple cook methods of pressure settings. Mine only had the one setting, HIGH lol.

[@sirenachantal471]

Thank you! Thank you for explaining the difference between Jasmine (slightly sticky) and Basmati Rice. I'll use this video every time to cook Basmati. Our house is not a fan of sticky rice. :)

[@DadGotThis]

Awesome! Glad I could help.

[@L20241]

Is 7 minutes high or low pressure?

[@DadGotThis]

Sorry, I made this before I knew they had units that had dual pressure settings. My unit was old and had 1 setting, high.

[@L20241]

@@DadGotThis thank you no worries

[@naginaayub390]

Do you set the 10m Natural release? Is it 10m no matter how much you make? I cooked my rice for 6 mins but left It for release for longer I don't want the Natural release is done. Is there a way to know

[@naginaayub390]

My rice was hard 😫

[@DadGotThis]

6 minutes is short. Timing is super important with these recipes. The times don’t change if you change the amount of rice. It is less about knowing if the natural release is done (you can tell by looking at the little popper, if it’s down all the pressure is gone) and more about the time letting it sit. Also check if your IP has a setting for low or high pressure. If it does make sure you use high.

[@MoviesMoveMe]

I assume when you click 7 minutes, it's under "high pressure"? I didn't catch if you said that or not (lol I even tried skimming the video a little and didn't catch anything).

[@DadGotThis]

Yes I mention high pressure. It’s easy to miss things though!

[@MoviesMoveMe]

@@DadGotThis Thank you. :) And yeah I tried it last night and had good basmati rice. :D

[@straightshooter2454]

i guess i missed which button you pressed...but i assume it was manual?

[@DadGotThis]

Yes, you can use manual or pressure cook. It is cooked on high pressure also.

[@Farhan-sp4mf]

i got 10qts instpot, so would it be still 7 min for 9 cups - rice:water? thanks

[@DadGotThis]

The time should not change. I am unsure of the water to rice ratio as I don’t have that size. I would expect it should not.

[@arshaqueareeb7079]

High pressure or low pressure?

[@DadGotThis]

High pressure. I mention it in the video but it might be easy to miss.

[@jimmavity]

Thanks dude, this video is super helpful. I will be making this

[@amandaellis7366]

Do you have a video for pot-in-pot basmati rice

[@DadGotThis]

Never tried pot in pot.

[@the_game]

Does basmati rice really taste good without salt?

[@DadGotThis]

We eat ours with a curry or something on top so the salt comes from there.

[@the_game]

@@DadGotThis Gotcha! :)

[@mariesan8463]

Thank you. I didn’t get a measuring cup with my instant pot. Anyway I’ll get one and I love Basmati rice. 🙏🇨🇦

[@DadGotThis]

Yeah they use a 3/4 cup measuring cup.

[@sungsupaek]

Do you have to decrease the water amount for a doubled recipe? I know colloquially we decrease the water with doubled recipes, but wasn't sure about this one, thanks!

[@DadGotThis]

I have not tried it but I would expect it not to change. It was a ratio for the rice to water so as you increase rice the water increases proportionally.

[@freshandzesty1111]

It's a lot easier than I thought. Thanks dad!

[@DadGotThis]

Of course!

[@davidlewis7490]

On HIGH or LOW Pressure ???

[@DadGotThis]

This unit only cooks on HIGH.

[@spicytuna5227]

Great video man , I made the basmati perfect with that . Will follow for more , I got hooked 2 years ago into that instant pot and love dump and go recipes

[@DadGotThis]

Awesome. I have more instant pot recipes in the pipe!

[@seanfitzgerald4344]

Worked !! Thanks

[@irenesmith2719]

Perfect. Thank you!

[@DadGotThis]

You're welcome!

[@lizadore6100]

Omg thank you. My rice came out perfectly. Now I need to see your jasmine rice demonstration.

[@DadGotThis]

Thanks for watching!

[@Karan-xw9jy]

Did you cook on high heat or low heat?

[@DadGotThis]

My instant post only has 1 setting which I believe is high pressure.

[@vbartrum9172]

What did you press, was it pressure? You didn't show us

[@DadGotThis]

I mention in the video that my unit does not have adjustable pressure. It only cooks on high.

[@DadGotThis]

Sorry it was the manual button. Which might be the pressure button on yours. All the presets like rice, soup etc on the unit I have do is store the last time used on that setting. They are not adjusting anything.

[@josephkingston2526]

¡Cubano!

[@premsuthar4285]

It didn’t come out as it should. Basmati rice , when done properly, will not stick a single kernel. For that to happen, it needs to be cooked in two steps. First step is boil on stove with lots of water. This will cook it about 75% but kernel will soak water and gets elongated ( there will be lot of water still left). Get rid of All the water to separate 75% cooked rice. Then cook this 75% cooked rice in to pressure cooker / insta pot. Use some ghee and clover while cooking along with rice . I am not cook but this is how my mother cooks and it comes out great every time. Source: I am from India where basmati were first grown. There may be some hybrid versions of basmati available in USA but the real one comes from India.some of the popular brands in USA for Indian basmati rice are Tilda, Royal etc. and no, I am not affiliated with any of the brands

[@rory9148]

Don’t know what you’re going on about but I’ve got authentic basmati and this recipe cooks it perfect every time ?

[@theaniqa99]

So what setting did you use?

[@DadGotThis]

My unit only has one pressure high. I used the manual setting. On the one I have all the preset buttons do is just store times.

[@tonypaw40]

Great video......same reason, my rice cooker pot is wearing out.

[@nlcrme]

Hello Dad, I am so glad I found your channel because I am new to Instant Pot cooking and tonight is my first time trying to cook Basmati Rice. I have followed your directions to the letter and it is cooking right now. I will let you know how mine comes out. I know this may sound silly but I was so nervous cooking in my Instant Pot. I have only prepared 3 meals in it, Chicken Crack was my first meal and it came out so perfect and every one loved it so I made it again for every one because there were zero leftovers. My 3rd meal was a delicious pork loin recipe that came out great. I was supposed to cook rice with the pork loin meal but I had not found your channel yet and I was too scared..hehehehe so I did it the old fashioned way. I will post an update to let you know if I had success or if I need to stay after class for extra lessons 🤣🤣🤣

[@DadGotThis]

Let me know! It may seem like black magic but the instant pot is so easy to use!

[@Matthew_S_1985]

Aaaannnd???

[@robertacreed7895]

I have tried many Instant Pot recipes for Basmati rice but I have to say ‘yours’ was perfect❤️.

[@DadGotThis]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@yassver]

So you turn off keep warm?

[@DadGotThis]

It depends on if you are planning on eating the rice right away or not. The longer it sits on keep warm the stickier the bottom seems to get. Plus it changes the consistency of the rice.

[@yassver]

@@DadGotThis thanks

[@martincole6162]

Is it on high pressure?

[@DadGotThis]

Yes, my unit only has 1 setting, high.

[@elsajudy1]

Will it still be 7 minutes if it is 6 cups of rice?

[@DadGotThis]

The time does not change even if you change the rice amount. That is the nice thing about the instant pots.

[@dq3974]

Low pressure or high???

[@DadGotThis]

I mentioned my unit only has one setting. High.

[@dq3974]

Interesting- your instant pot looks like mine and I’m pretty sure I can see your low and high setting right under the digital display. But no problem!

[@DadGotThis]

@@dq3974 that is the adjust button. It does not affect pressure. It will adjust the heat on the sauté mode.

[@dq3974]

My bad - you probably have the Lux version - which you correctly noted doesn’t have “low” setting.

[@tonyathreet3567]

Ok did anyone catch what buttons dad pushed to cook? Couldn’t see what he did

[@DadGotThis]

I just used the manual or pressure cook button. It will depend on the unit you have. This unit is one of the older ones so there is no option for high or low pressure. It’s just default to high pressure.

[@AaronRWilliams]

Perfect video. Thanks 👍

[@rhodastevens6578]

Salt?

[@DadGotThis]

Pepper?

[@rajthomas564]

I tried your instructions and the 2 cups rice/2 cups water is not enough water. Food burn sign came on. I had to add 2 more cups ofwater.

[@DadGotThis]

Not sure. I have done it this way many times with no issues. What size cooker do you have?

[@ramiejohnson2767]

You are so likeable! I limit my channel subscriptions but yours is an exception. Looking forward to watching past videos and getting notifications of futures ones. Thank you!!

[@DadGotThis]

Than you so much.

[@HelloSnake]

I'm doing this and I turned off "keep warm" at the start, hope I did it right.

[@DadGotThis]

Wait, turned off before you started the process?

[@HelloSnake]

@@DadGotThis yeah. It came out well, but some stuck to the bottom. I'm going to try soaking the rice instead of just rinsing it next time.

[@TheAvgWoman]

excellent recipe. thanks Dad!

[@gkj6363]

Thank youuu it finally worked

[@allitm4642]

Keep up the great work 👍

[@SD-dt4xf]

I have a cookbook that says same as your recipie except cook only 3 mins

[@DadGotThis]

Oh wow!

[@ZuhairHadi86]

IF you really like Basmati Rice then you should try some Mutton/Chicken Biryani at an Indian Restaurant. The perfection of Basmati Rice cooked at those places will make you fall in love with basmati rice so much that you forever forget jasmine rice from the your life. So be careful!!! You have been warned jasmine lovers.

[@DadGotThis]

UMMMM.....

[@megafood84]

good luck with your great videos as always👍👏

[@Javllnt]

It was 7 mins in the rice botton or pressure botton?

[@DadGotThis]

The rice and the pressure button do the same thing on my unit. All the program buttons do on the basic unit is store the last used time. The unit only has one pressure setting, high. So in most cases it does not matter what button you use. 7 minutes cook time will do it.

[@Javllnt]

@@DadGotThis gracias!

[@LittleBigVlogs]

I need to get me one of these.

[@TheJohnsKitchen]

I guess I should buy an instant pot!🤣 loving your intro!!!

[@ramiejohnson2767]

Great video and super *great* intro!!

[@DadGotThis]

Thanks so much!!

[@TheCuriousBat]

Are you seths brother.?

[@DadGotThis]

Not that I know of lol.

[@danirana9311]

Why did you not explain your setting it's manual pressure high 7 min

[@DadGotThis]

I did not mention the pressure setting because on my old unit there is no pressure setting. I made these videos before knowing there were ones out there you could pick between high and low pressure. The unit I had was just high all the time.

[@dylanmorrison951]

How do people have these 7+ min cook times im at 2 min pressure cook and 7 min release before i ipen tge lever i was at 3 min but it was over cooked

[@DadGotThis]

Not sure why but it works perfectly for me. Now this was Basmati, we’re you using that?

[@vwdwchallenge]

Superb awesome vlog I loved the intro dude❤️❤️👍👍

[@putGodfirst_1]

Thank you for a very detailed video. Appreciate it 🙏

[@BackyardSmoke614]

I think i need an insta pot now lol. Awesome vid

[@DadGotThis]

They are handy as hell!

[@vide0sgal0re2011]

watching you because my rice was sticky 😭😭

[@FiZiKaLReFLeX]

Umm what settings did you choose and what? You missed so many steps with the controls? Come on

[@DadGotThis]

7 minutes on manual or pressure cook. My unit only has 1 setting, it does not let you choose high or low pressure. If yours does choose high pressure.

[@darthplaguepiss4335]

U the man

[@jenrobertson6547]

You look like you could be Ringo's son.

[@MargaretsMakeandBake]

Good advice there Dad..... Those rice cookers look real good to use, still using the old fashioned way here and your tips are good for that too.... Have a great weekend and Catchya again soon...👍

[@TFA468]

Non stick coating, AKA Teflon, AKA PFAS, AKA cancer causing forever chemicals, good call on this one!

[@DadGotThis]

We are happy with the stainless steel for sure.

[@glennkennedy441]

Nice how to video......I'll be back for more ! (subscribed)

[@TheDisneyStranger]

Really, nice job on the Intro. Looking for a job on Food Network?! SCORE!

[@DadGotThis]

I would take any jobs right now lol!

[@safieht5299]

I would like a job too.

[@ginny2071]

u look like ringo star

[@DadGotThis]

That’s one I have not gotten before. But I can see it lol.

[@nephihenry4328]

The thumbnail reminds me of gigga Chad...

[@DadGotThis]

I wish my physique reminded me of him lol! At least what I found on Google.

[@nephihenry4328]

@@DadGotThis it's the silhouette, the very broad shoulders, the cut of the beard and big smile

[@6b5Tube]

I don’t understand, cooking rice on the stove won’t take more than 15 minutes, this thing takes way longer!

[@DadGotThis]

I think it’s the set and forget aspect that people like me enjoy. I know rice cookers are a staple among many Asian households for the convenience and keep warm functions.

[@dcarsondavis]

Didn't work for me. Way overcooked. Turned into paste.

[@DadGotThis]

Interesting, I know quite a few people have used it and had it work well. However, I know lots of things can happen. Did you ever find a time that worked for you?

[@stonejr74]

You use a fork to fluff the rice You don't chop it and break it up