Instant Pot Calrose Rice

Perfect Instant Pot Calrose Rice Recipe (Pressure Cooker Medium Grain Calrose Rice): Super easy to make Asian-approved Calrose rice in less than 30 mins!

Learn how to cook Asian-approved Perfect Instant Pot Calrose Rice (Pressure Cooker Calrose Rice). No more mushy, gooey, or hard medium grain Japanese Calrose rice! Super easy to make in less than 30 mins!! 😀

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As my dad, the rice man, always says “I can’t live without rice!”

Rice is in our blood.

That’s why we started our site with the good old Jasmine Rice Recipe.

You might call us crazy.

We must admit we’re a little picky & teeny bit particular about our rice – blame it all on our Asian genes. ?

The meal just doesn’t feel right if the rice is off balance.

Perfect Instant Pot Calrose Rice Recipe (Pressure Cooker Medium Grain Calrose Rice): Super easy to make Asian-approved Calrose rice in less than 30 mins!

If you’ve been following our pressure cooking journey (thank you!!), we’ve been having lots of fun experimenting some of the most popular types of rice – Jasmine rice, Brown rice, Basmati rice, Sticky rice, and Arborio rice.

So, how can we miss one of our favorite go-to rice – Calrose Rice!

Some might say, “it’s just rice! How complicated can it be? Just press the rice button, you’re all set…”

As easy as it looks, there’s no one-size-fits-all method to making perfect Pressure Cooker Rice, at least not in our books.

Perfecting rice especially Instant Pot Rice that sticks, can get a little tricky.

To us, finding the perfect Water to Rice Ratio is like hunting for the Golden Key that opens the Treasure Box of Perfect Rice.

So, time for another Instant Pot Rice Experiment!! 😀


Wait, What is Calrose Rice?

Perfect Instant Pot Calrose Rice Recipe (Pressure Cooker Medium Grain Calrose Rice): Super easy to make Asian-approved Calrose rice in less than 30 mins!Calrose rice is a medium grain Japanese type rice developed in California.

  • “cal” = California origin & production
  • “rose” = medium-grain shape

In fact, some restaurants use this as a budget substitution for Japanese rice side dish or even use it for making sushi.


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Instant Pot Calrose Rice Experiment

What We Look For in Perfect Calrose Rice?

  • Evenly cooked – Tender through the center yet has a nice mouthfeel – chew to the bite
  • Remain intact, separated, slightly sticky, but not mushy or gooey
  • Dry rice with a bit of moist, not soggy or wet

We conducted 4+ tests with Calrose Rice using different amounts of liquid & cooking time in our Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker.

Here are the Instant Pot Calrose Rice Experiment Results:

Perfect Instant Pot Calrose Rice Recipe (Pressure Cooker Medium Grain Calrose Rice): Super easy to make Asian-approved Calrose rice in less than 30 mins!
(Click photo to enlarge the chart)

After playing around with various factors, we achieved our desired results with Test #4.

  • Soft Rice Fans: If you like softer rice, follow Test #3’s ratios.
  • Hard Rice Fans: If you like chewier rice, follow Test #2’s ratios.

Time to cook some Calrose Rice in Instant Pot!

4.98 from 44 votes

Instant Pot Calrose Rice

Author: Amy + Jacky
Make Asian-approved Perfect Instant Pot Calrose Rice (Pressure Cooker Calrose Rice). Super easy to make in less than 30 mins!
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Servings 1 cup
Prep Time 1 minute
Cook Time 24 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
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Ingredients

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Instructions 

  • Optional Rinsing: Gently rinse rice under cold water. Drain well and reduce 2 tablespoons from the water (1 cup + 1 tablespoon in total).
  • Pressure Cook Calrose Rice: Place 1 cup (235g) medium grain Calrose rice and 1 cup + 3 tablespoons (295ml) cold water in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. Close lid and pressure cook at High Pressure using Manual/Pressure Cook button for 6 minutes (Please see experiment chart to find your preferred texture) + Full Natural Release (roughly 10 mins). Open the lid carefully.
  • Fluff & Serve: Fluff the Calrose rice with the rice spatula or fork, then serve with your favorite main dish. Enjoy~ 🙂

Notes

*Rate the Recipe: If you've tried the recipe, don't forget to Rate the Recipe in the Comments Section. Thank you!
Calories: 210kcal
Course: Rice, Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, World
Keyword: how to cook rice, how to cook rice in instant pot, instant pot calrose rice, instant pot japanese rice, instant pot rice, pressure cooker calrose rice, pressure cooker rice

Nutrition

Serving: 4g | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 46.2g | Protein: 4.2g

Instant Pot Calrose Rice Step-by-Step Cooking Guide

Prepare Ingredients for cooking Calrose Rice in Instant Pot:

medium calrose rice recipe

Optional Preparation Step – Rinse Rice


Gently rinse rice under cold water. Drain well.

*Pro Tip: If you are rinsing the rice, drain well and reduce 2 tablespoons from the water. This is critical if you’re aiming for optimal results.

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Pressure Cook Calrose Rice


Place 1 cup (235g) medium grain Calrose rice and 1 cup + 3 tablespoons (295ml) cold water in Instant Pot Pressure Cooker.

Perfect Instant Pot Calrose Rice Recipe (Pressure Cooker Medium Grain Calrose Rice): Super easy to make Asian-approved Calrose rice in less than 30 mins!

Close lid and pressure cook at

Open the lid carefully.

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Fluff & Serve Perfect Instant Pot Calrose Rice


Fluff the rice with the rice spatula or fork, then serve with your favorite main dish.

Perfect Instant Pot Calrose Rice Recipe (Pressure Cooker Medium Grain Calrose Rice): Super easy to make Asian-approved Calrose rice in less than 30 mins!


Cooking Tips for Instant Pot Calrose Rice

1. Water to Rice Ratio: this ratio makes or breaks your path to perfecting Instant Pot Rice. So, measure them as accurately as possible for your satisfaction ?

How to cook medium grain Japanese calrose rice

2. Rinsing the Rice: If you are rinsing the rice, drain well and reduce 2 tablespoons from the water. It’s critical to be precise on the water to rice ratio in order to achieve optimal results.

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