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

Easy, quick and delicious instant pot rice pilaf made with white jasmine rice and potatoes to make a filling side dish for lunch or dinner!

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Indian

Keyword instant pot jasmine rice, instant pot pilaf recipe, rice and potatoes, rice pilaf

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

pressure build up and release time estimate 20

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 410kcal

Author PA

2 cups white jasmine rice
4 medium size potatoes I used russet potatoes -- peeled and sliced in medium sized cubes
2 large onions peeled and sliced in slightly thick and long slices
4 tablespoons butter
salt adjust to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder or use 2 to 3 cloves of fresh garlic minced
3 cups vegetable broth or water
2 cinnamon sticks optional
2 bay leaves optional

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.