Coconut Milk Rice In Instant Pot (Basmati Rice)

Coconut milk basmati rice in instant pot pressure cooker using just 5 ingredients is easy, quick, delicious Indian style flavored rice which can be served as a side dish or main dish along with other side dishes!

This easy to make coconut milk rice is made with thick creamy thai coconut milk and long grain Indian white basmati rice and uses only just 4 ingredients other than water.

Often coconut rice is made using jasmine rice or thai rice, however, do try this easy preparation of delicious and slightly sticky coconut milk rice using basmati rice if you have basmati rice at home!

what is coconut milk rice?

Coconut milk rice is delicious flavored rice with coconut milk and rice as the main ingredients.

You may also add more ingredients for flavor and seasoning the rice, like bay leaves or cinnamon sticks for fragrance, sugar for making sweetened rice etc.

It is so easy to tweak the recipe to season the rice and add your favorite ingredients. Indian coconut rice is often made savory with added spices like ginger, garlic, chilies etc while most popular thai rice made using jasmine rice is flavored sweet or just coconut milk or made savory with green curry paste, red curry paste etc. Coconut rice with added fruit flavors like mangoes is also very tasty and popular which makes great side dish.

You can also make coconut rice without using coconut milk, by using shredded coconut, which is fresh or dried. I have also made easy coconut rice with shredded coconut in instant pot pressure cooker! This instant pot coconut milk rice is even more easier with just five ingredients to make from scratch!All these homemade coconut rice recipes using basmati rice are easy to make from scratch and makes nice, simple rice side dish for dinner or lunch.

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• instant pot yellow rice
• cilantro rice in instant pot
• how to cook brown basmati rice on stove top
• instant pot brown basmati rice
• white basmati rice on stove top
• perfect white basmati rice in instant pot
• simple egg fried rice without soy sauce
• easy egg fried rice with vegetables

So here is how you can make easy, delicious coconut milk rice in instant pot pressure cooker!

how to make coconut milk basmati rice in instant pot?

We use the following ingredients to make easy and delicious coconut milk rice in the instant pot.

ingredients used to make instant pot coconut milk rice

• white basmati rice 2 cups
• thick coconut milk 1 cup
• water 2 cups
• salt adjust to taste
• butter 2 tablespoons

step by step instructions

• Rinse the white basmati rice very well and add to the instant pot.
• Add water, coconut milk and salt, mix well to combine.
• Also add the butter, close the instant pot with lid in sealing position and cook in high pressure cooker for 5 minutes.
• Once the cooking is done, press "keep warm/cancel' button and wait for a natural pressure release for about 10 minutes.
• After 10 minutes of natural pressure release, carefully do a gradual manual pressure to release the remaining pressure.
• Once the pressure is all released, carefully open the lid, fluff the coconut rice with a fork.

• Serve the delicious coconut rice hot with any curry or side dishes as you like!

• You may serve coconut rice with thai dishes like thai green curry, red curry etc or with veggies.
• You may also serve coconut rice with Indian curry like chana masala, rajma masala, cauliflower curry, potato curry etc.

how to store coconut milk rice?

You can easily store the coconut milk rice in the refrigerator in food containers where it should stay fresh for another 4 to 5 days if stored properly. This makes it an easy dish to include in your weekly meal plan as it stores well for few days. You may also freeze coconut rice for longer storage, see more information on freezing coconut rice here.

Below you can get the recipe for instant pot coconut milk rice in detail.