Instant Pot Jasmine Rice Pilaf With Potatoes (Flavored With Butter)

Buttery white jasmine rice and potatoes pilaf is super easy to make in the instant pot & it is yummy, quick and delicious meal which can served with dal, curry, vegetables or any side dishes you like!

white rice and potatoes dish

White rice and potatoes make a delicious combinations whether they are served together in the form of a pilaf (pulao), biryani, fried rice etc or if they are served seapartely like cooked white rice and potato curry or spiced potato fry etc.

Pilaf including white rice and potatoes is very filling and delicious, especially if you love the combination of potatoes and rice. This is also starchy food quite high in calories and carbohydrates since potatoes and rice both are naturally calorie rich, starchy food.

white jasmine rice pilaf with potatoes

White rice and potatoes can be made in many different ways and white rice pilaf is an easy way to cook them both together. White rice goes great with potato curry and other side dishes using potatoes and you can make white rice pilaf using other kinds of rice like white basmati rice. You can also use white jasmine rice to make rice pilaf easily and you can make this simple, easy pilaf in the instant pot.

white jasmine rice substitute to make rice pilaf

You can use white basmati rice as a substitute for white jasmine rice to make the pilaf or pulao. White basmati rice is a very popular aromatic long grain rice from India. If you use white basmati rice, you will need to adjust the amount of water since the water to rice ratio can be slightly different, if you want to make the perfect rice pilaf.

I have this vegetable rice pilaf using white basmati rice in instant pot here which you can refer if you want to use basmati rice! Also I have this vegetable rice pilaf (pulao) on stove top if you want to make white rice vegetable pulao on stove top!

potatoes in pilaf (pulao)

In this rice & potato pilaf, I have used russet potatoes.

You may also use other potatoes like yukon gold potatoes (yellow potatoes), red potatoes etc as you like. Just make sure to use medium sized potatoes or if you are using large sized potatoes you can reduce the number of potatoes used or if you are using small sized potatoes you can increase the number of potatoes use in the recipe.

So let us see how you can make this easy, simple and delicious white rice potato pilaf with white jasmine rice and russet potatoes using instant pot pressure cooker.

how to make white jasmine rice pilaf with potatoes in instant pot?

To make easy, simple and delicious white rice potato pilaf, we use the following ingredients.

ingredients to make white jasmine rice and potatoes pilaf in instant pot pressure cooker

• white jasmine rice 2 cups

• potatoes 4 medium sized (I used russet potatoes) -- peeled and sliced in medium sized cubes

• onions 2 large -- peeled and sliced in slightly thick and long slices

• butter 4 tablespoons

• salt adjust to taste

• garlic powder 1 teaspoon (or use 2 to 3 cloves of fresh garlic minced)

• vegetable broth or water 3 cups

• cinnamon sticks 2 (optional)

• bay leaves 2 (optional)

step by step instructions to rice & potato pilaf

• Add one tablespoon of butter to instant pot, press saute and as the butter melts, add the jasmine rice and lightly fry for about a minute (stir to make sure the rice doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot). Also add the cinnamon sticks and bay leaves, if using, and lightly fry them along with the rice which will give more flavor and fragrance to the rice.

• Add sliced onions and cook for another one minute until the onion begins to soften.

• Add the potato cubes and garlic also to the instant pot and saute for few seconds.

• Add the salt and broth (or water). Make sure the rice is covered with broth (if not use a spoon or spatula to gently press down the rice so the rice is immersed in the liquid).

• Aso, if anything like rice is sticking to the pot, make sure to deglaze the pot by scraping using a wooden spoon once the broth or water is added, to avoid getting burn error while making the pilaf.

• Place the remaining butter on top, close the instant pot with lid in sealing position and cook in high pressure for 5 minutes.

• Once the cooking is done, wait for a natural pressure release of 12 minutes, then carefully and gradually do a manual pressure release to release any remaining pressure.

• Gently fluff the potato rice pilaf using a fork and serve the delicious rice along with any curry, dal, paneer, vegetables etc as you like!

• If you have added cinnamon sticks and bay leaves to the rice, you can discard them before serving the rice.

more instant pot rice recipes:

• instant pot white basmati rice
• instant pot brown basmati rice
• cilantro lime rice
• instant pot yellow rice
• instant pot rice pudding
• buttered rice in instant pot
• coconut milk rice

easy rice recipes on stove top:

• seasoned white rice
• how to cook brown basmati rice
• white basmati rice on stove top

Below you can get the recipe for fluffy jasmine rice pilaf with potatoes in detail.