Can You Substitute White Basmati for Brown Rice in a Pressure Cooker

Question

In your Brown Basmati Rice Pilaf with with Spiced Beef and Green Beans recipe, you recommend brown rice as it holds up better. Will white be ok if that’s all we have or is brown a must?

Lynn Clark · Accepted Answer

Hi Denis - The water-rice ratios in the Instant Pot are very finicky. That's because each ingredient in the recipe can release liquid in the pot that will affect how the rice cooks. While you could definitely cook white basmati rice in the Instant Pot and make this recipe, since we haven't tested it, I can't give you an exact substitution. I'm so sorry! Best, Lynn C.

Can You Substitute White Basmati for Brown Rice in a Pressure Cooker

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