Instant Pot Short Grain Brown Rice

4.32 from 16 votes

Prep Time: 2

Cook Time: 45

Servings: 8

Calories: 181kcal

Making the best short-grain brown rice in the Instant Pot is so easy! You'll get perfectly fluffy rice every time.

Start by rinsing your rice grains under cool water. This removes any extra starch that has built up during storage.
Add 2 cups of rice and 2 ½ cups of water to the bowl of the Instant Pot. Put the lid on the pressure cooker and turn it to seal.
Using the manual "pressure cook" setting, pressure cook on high for 20 minutes. After the 20-minute cook time, let the pressure naturally release for 15 minutes.
Manually release any remaining steam and carefully remove the lid. Fluff rice with a fork and it's ready to serve!

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It's helpful to remember that 1 cup of uncooked rice makes about 2 cups of cooked rice.

You can make more or less than two cups at a time, just keep the water-to-rice ratio (1.25 to 1) the same. The cooking time also stays the same.

For best results, I wouldn't recommend making less than 1 cup of rice in your instant pot because it just doesn't provide enough water for your instant pot to work with. If you want less rice, consider making your brown rice on the stove or in a rice cooker.