How To Freeze & Reheat Rice: Instant Pot Basmati Rice (+Tips & Tricks)
How to freeze and reheat rice so that it is still light, fluffy, moist, and as delicious as when it was first cooked! This is an amazing option for when you want to make some rice ahead of time. Check out these important tips so that your rice reheats perfectly!
Help Us Out!If you love a recipe, be sure to come back and share your ratings. This helps future users, and allows me to continue sharing free recipes! Angela
Instructions
Place your basmati rice in a fine sieve mesh and rinse with cold water, using your fingers to stir the rice. Rinse until the water runs clear, and there is no white or milky appearance the water.
Transfer the rinsed basmati to the inner pot of your instant pot or pressure cooker and add water ( or broth ), cooking oil or butter, and a pinch of salt ( optional ). Make sure that all the grains of rice are at the bottom, and none are stuck on the sides of the inner pot. *You can saute the rice for 2 - 3 minutes prior to adding water, if desired.
Seal and lock the lid in place, and set the 'manual' high pressure cook time to 5 minutes.
Allow the natural release to run for 10 minutes, then finish by quick-releasing the remaining pressure and removing the lid.
Use a fork to fluff the rice, and serve.
Notes
Tips For Making Perfect Instant Pot Basmati Rice:
The basmati rice does not need to be soaked before cooking in the instant pot. However, depending on your personal preferences, you may find that method to yield the best results. Rinse the rice in cold water to rinse off starch and prevent the grains from sticking to each other. Do drain off any excess water completely!
This IP basmati rice recipe quantity can be reduced or increased, using a 1:1.5 rice to water ratio. You can use 1 cup rice and 1 ½ cup water, 2 cups rice and 3 cups water, 3 cups rice and 4 ½ cups water, etc with the same cooking time successfully.
1 teaspoon olive oil or butter ( or your choice of cooking oil ) can be added when cooking your rice.
You can enhance the flavor of your basmati by sautéing the rice with oil for about 2 minutes, prior to adding the water and pressure cooking the rice. Cook your rice for 4 minutes on ‘high setting’ rather than 5 minutes as directed above, if using this sauté option.
Use a broth or stock to match your protein for adding more flavor to the basmati rice. Simply swap the same amount of chicken, beef, seafood, or vegetable broth or stock for the ratio of water needed for your desired portion size of cooked rice.
If you use water and not broth, you can add a pinch of salt to enhance the nutty flavor of your basmati.
Basmati is a long grain rice, and cooks differently than standard white rice. Do not use the ‘rice’ setting ( low pressure ) on your instant pot or electric pressure cooker.
how to cook frozen rice, how to cook frozen rice in a bag, how to freeze and reheat rice, how to freeze cooked rice, how to freeze leftover rice, how to freeze rice for long term storage, how to reheat cooked rice, how to reheat frozen rice, how to reheat frozen rice in the microwave, how to reheat rice in a steamer, how to reheat rice on the stove, Instant Pot Basmati Rice, reheat rice in a rice cooker, reheat rice without a microwave, reheating rice in an air fryer