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Rice and Grains
Instant Pot’s built-in “Rice” and “Multigrain” function keys normally provide the optimal
way of cooking rice and grains. The marks on the inner pot provide a general guideline
on the total amount of grain + water. However, if you want to cook some specialty rice
or grains, please use the following grain:water ratio.
The provided measuring cup (180ml) can be used to measure the required grain to
water ratios. One cup of grain yields about one serving to one adult.
Rice & Grain Water Quantity
(Grain : Water ratios)
Cooking Time
(in Minutes)
Barley, pearl 1:4 25 – 30
Barley, pot 1:3 ~ 1:4 25 – 30
Congee, thick 1:4 ~ 1:5 15 – 20
Congee, thin 1:6 ~ 1:7 15 – 20
Couscous 1:2 5 – 8
Corn, dried, half 1:3 25 – 30
Kamut, whole 1:3 10 – 12
Millet 1:1 2/3 10 – 12
Oats, quick cooking 1:1 2/3 6
Oats, steel-cut 1:1 2/3 10
Porridge, thin 1:6 ~ 1:7 15 – 20
Quinoa, quick cooking 1:2 8
Rice, Basmati 1: 1.5 4 - 8
Rice, Brown 1: 1.25 22 – 28
Rice, Jasmine 1: 1 4 - 10
Rice, white 1: 1.5 8
Rice, wild 1:3 25 – 30
Sorghum 1:3 20 – 25
Spelt berries 1:3 15 – 20
Wheat berries 1:3 25 – 30
