Instant Pot Ginger Turmeric Soaked Rice

Chances are, you have an Instant Pot – after all, who doesn’t? It’s amazing in the kitchen, this somewhat large and bulky appliance. This contraption can make everything from cheesecake to pork roast, yogurt, and delicious Mexican tamales that you would see at some of the best eateries around town.

I mean, who really wants to make rice when you can make cheesecake? Right?

We all love a really beautiful, gorgeous dessert – but sometimes a good pot of rice is ultimately life’s favorite comfort food..    At this point in time, you probably already know how to make rice in your Instant Pot – after all, it’s  just that: rice.  We have made rice dozens and dozens of times.

Dump in the rice, add the water, and set the timer. Maybe if you are feeling bold you can add cilantro, or pineapple… but we all know that white rice generally cooks faster than brown rice, which can take up to 28 minutes.

While that’s a wonderful thing, most Instant Pot recipe books don’t guide you to make soaked rice. At least none of the books I have.  Have you made soaked grains in the Instant Pot?

It’s incredibly important to soak your grains – in fact, soaked grains have a variety of benefits, from reduced cooking time to fluffier texture.  But the biggest reason is the benefit of reducing the starch in the rice and the amount of anti-nutrients known as phytic acid.

Why is this important?

Phytic acid is a mineral blocker that is found in grains, seeds and beans – 80% of phosphorus in grains and beans is bound to phytic acid, which makes it unabsorbable by the human body. 

Phytic acid prevents calcium, zinc, magnesium, iron and copper (minerals) from being absorbed from the food you eat and drink – it also takes minerals out of your body, too.  Thankfully we can alleviate that problem by soaking grains prior to cooking – while it takes additional time (planning ahead mainly), it’s much better for us.

Making soaked rice requires just a few additional steps – and some extra time. It’s incredibly nutritious and easier to digest.

What you’ll need:

• Instant Pot
• Fine mesh strainer, recommend these (we use these for kefir)

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Instant Pot Soaked Ginger Turmeric Rice

Yield: Serves 5-6

Learn how to cook soaked brown rice in your Instant Pot to help reduce the content of phytic acid and make an incredibly nutritious meal that's easy to digest.

Ingredients

For soaking:
• 2 C. organic brown rice
• 2 1/2 C. water
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice or organic apple cider vinegar
Rice:
• 2 Tbsp shredded fresh ginger
• 2 tsp ground turmeric
• 2 Tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 - 1 tsp sea salt, to taste
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
For serving:
• fresh cilantro, chopped

Instructions

1. Soak the rice: Combine your rice with the water and a tablespoon of an acid (apple cider vinegar or lemon juice) in a medium bowl on your counter top. Allow to sit for 6-8 hours untouched (to soak).
2. At the end of that time, strain the soaked rice through a fine mesh strainer and measure the soaked water so you know how much is left. Once you know how much is left, recycle that water on your plants, and put the rice back in the medium bowl. Replace the same amount of soaking water that you just discarded, whether in the form of regular water or broth and add it to the medium bowl with the rice. Push off to the side - we're going to use it very soon.
3. Push saute on your Instant Pot and add 1 - 2 Tbsp of coconut oil. Add the minced garlic and shredded ginger and saute for 1-2 minutes until fragrant. Turn OFF the saute feature, and stir in the turmeric and salt, then pour in the soaked rice along with the liquid that you recently added.
4. Place the lid on the Instant Pot and seal the valve. Set the timer for manual (high pressure) and halve the cooking time - if you would normally cook brown rice for 28 minutes, halve that and cook for 14. If there is a range of minutes in the Instant Pot instructions, then select a happy medium. I soaked my rice for 6 hours and opted for 14 minutes as my cook time.
5. Pressure cook your rice for that designated period of time at high pressure.
6. When the pressure cooker is finished, let the pressure release naturally for a few minutes, then do a quick release. Fluff your rice and serve.

Notes

These steps should get you next to perfect soaked rice - however it might be a tad bit off. Take a look at your finished rice and determine if it turned out - if it's a little chewy, then add a minute or so to pressure or a tiny bit more liquid.

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Once your rice is done, take some time to determine if you need to make tweaks – the recipe and steps should get you close to perfect soaked rice. But if you are a tiny bit off, take a few minutes to determine what you may need to adjust for the next time.

No matter what you believe you need to do, make those tiny adjustments so that your future rice recipes can yield perfect results that are easily duplicatable.  This recipe turns out perfect for us every time – and while it’s not as ‘fast” as dumping the rice in the Instant Pot on a whim and pushing a button, provided I think ahead, I can typically make this any time.