Sona Masoori Rice Instant Pot
Sona Masoori Rice is medium-grain rice mainly grown in India. Sona masoori rice has low starch content and is unpolished rice. It's useful for diets and healthy eating.
Servings: 4
Calories: 41kcal
Equipment
Instructions
Cooking directly in the inner pot:
- Wash the raw sona masoori rice till the water runs clear and then drain the excess water.1 cup Sona Masoori Rice
- Add the washed and drained rice to the inner steel pot of the Instant Pot
- Add 2 ½ cups of water for cooking the rice.
- Close the Instant Pot lid, after ensuring the sealing ring is securely in place, and turn the steam release valve to point to sealing.
- Pressure cook on high for 6 minutes. And when the pressure cooking cycle is complete, let the pressure release naturally.
- When the float valve comes down on its own, open the lid and fluff the rice with a fork. And sona masoori rice is ready to enjoy.
Pot-in-Pot Method
- Pour 1-2 cups of water in the main inner pot of the Instant Pot, and then place the steel trivet in the main pot.
- In a small steel pot (that will fit inside the Instant Pot), take 1 cup of rinsed and drained sona masoori rice.
- Add 2 ½ cups of water for cooking the rice, and place this steel bowl on the trivet inside the Instant Pot.
- Then close the Instant Pot lid, and turn the steam release valve to point to sealing.
- Pressure cook on high for 8 minutes. And when the pressure cooking cycle is complete, let the pressure release naturally.
- Open the lid after the float valve comes down. Enjoy the rice with curries.
Notes
- If you are cooking only a little quantity of rice, it’s best to cook the rice using the pot in pot method. This way the main inner pot of the Instant Pot still stays clean, and you can use it to make something else.
- Add a few drops of oil to avoid mushy rice.
- If you are preparing this rice to serve with rasam, I suggest you add another ½ cup of water as curries like rasam need to absorb the rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 41kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g