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October 20, 2019 · 2 Comments

Instant Pot Red Rice

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I like to switch my grains up and lately Instant Pot Red Rice has been in my weekly batch cooking. It’s whole grain rice, has a nutty flavor, and is perfect under stews and curries.

Uncooked whole grain red rice in a tin measuring cup with grains scattered on a table.

What Is Red Rice?

Red rice is a variety of rice that still has the bran on it, like brown rice. It has a slightly nutty flavor and has a pleasant chewy texture.

What Kind of Dishes Are Good with Red Rice?

I use cooked red rice any place where I would cooked brown rice. You can see in the photos of the Thai Style Eggplant Mushroom Stew w/ Tofu that I used it for that.

Thai Tofu Eggplant Mushroom Curry

You could also use it in place of brown rice in many dishes, like my Vegan Instant Pot Mushroom Dirty Rice.

Vegan Instant Pot Mushroom Dirty Rice

It would also be great served in my Instant Pot Oil-Free Mushroom Gumbo.

For breakfast this morning I served a simple tofu scramble over it with a little sautéed garlic and it was delicious.

Where Can I Buy Red Rice?

Many health food stores that have bulk sections have the most affordable red rice, but you can also find it packaged in the grain section on the shelves.

Amazon has red rice that you can order in case you can’t find it where you live.

What Are the Benefits of Red Rice?

The color of the rice comes from anthocyanin. It also adds extra antioxidants to the red rice.

Red rice has almost 10 times more antioxidants than brown rice.

Red rice also contains selenium, which is said to help protect against infections. 

Cooked red rice in white ceramic pie plate

Is Red Rice Healthier than Brown Rice?

They are both healthy and good for you. Brown rice is usually less expensive than red rice, so that can be a plus.

Red rice has almost 10 times more antioxidants than brown rice. But brown rice is also a good source of iron and zinc.

I’d say they are both great to incorporate in your meals as much as possible.

Cooked red rice in white ceramic pie plate

How to Make Red Rice In Your Instant Pot

It’s just as simple as making brown rice. Add the rice and water to your electric pressure cooker and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes.

I use a ratio of 1 1/4 cup water per cup of rice that I use.

The most important thing to remember when cooking rice in your Instant Pot is to cook whole grain rice on the manual or pressure cooking setting.

The rice pre-set button is meant for white rice only! Read more about Instant Pot buttons in this post, Learn the Most Used Instant Pot Buttons.

More Instant Pot Rice Recipes

  • Instant Pot Wild Rice Pilaf
  • Instant Pot Black Forbidden Rice
  • Instant Pot Madagascar Pink Rice Recipe
Uncooked whole grain red rice in a tin measuring cup with grains scattered on a table.

Instant Pot Red Rice

Kathy Hester
Red rice is a whole grain rice so all the bran is still intact. It has a slightly nutty flavor and can be used where ever you'd normally use brown rice.
4.52 from 66 votes
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Prep Time 3 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Additional Time 10 mins
Total Time 33 mins
Course Grain Recipes
Servings 4 cups cooked rice
Calories 110 kcal

Equipment

  • Lotus Foods Gourmet Organic Red Rice
  • Komax Biokips Rice and Beans Container
  • Organic Red Rice 10 LB Bag from India

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups red rice
  • 2 1/2 cups water

Instructions
 

  • Add the rice and water to your Instant Pot. Cook on high pressure for 20 minutes.

    Allow the pressure to release naturally for at least 10 minutes. You can then manually release the rest of the pressure or allow it to continue to release naturally.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupCalories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSodium: 297mgPotassium: 70mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 750IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg
Keyword instant pot red rice, organic red rice, red rice, whole grain red rice
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Comments

  1. JoAnn M Lakes says

    March 7, 2021 at 8:52 pm

    I needed the time required for the cooking and the pressure release for Red Cargo rice and knew you would have it. You did!!!!

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  2. Max says

    June 15, 2022 at 3:35 pm

    5 stars
    Recently bought 20lbs of organic red rice, tried it in my rice cooker…blech! Just tried it in the Instant Pot, and WOW, fantastic. First time cooking rice in the Instant Pot, and will always from now forward.

    Reply

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