Cara Memasak Nasi Merah dalam Panci Instan
Follow my tips to cook brown rice in an Instant Pot. With a pressure cooker, you can make perfectly cooked short-grain brown rice every time!

Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- DO NOT use scaling (x 2 or x 3) for this recipe.
- Before You Start: Please note that Japanese short-grain brown rice requires a soaking time of 6 hours overnight. If you‘re cooking Japanese short-grain white rice, see my post on how to make white rice in an Instant Pot. Also note that 1½ cups (300 g, 2 rice cooker cups) of uncooked Japanese short-grain rice yields 4⅓ cups (660 g) of cooked rice. This is enough for 4 Japanese rice bowls (typically 150 g each) or 6 onigiri rice balls (typically 110 g each). 1 cup of cooked rice weighs about 5.3 oz (150 g).
- Gather all the ingredients. To measure the rice, overfill a US cup measure (a ¾-cup measure works well) or a rice cooker cup with uncooked short-grain brown rice and level it off. Put the rice in a large bowl. Repeat until you have measured the amount of rice needed. Here, I measured 2 rice cooker cups of short-grain brown rice.
- Rinse the brown rice a few times.
- Rub the brown rice between your hands and rinse with water several times. In Japanese, this is called momi arai (もみ洗い).
- Add water to cover the rice and let it soak for 6 to 12 hours (at least 6 hours). Soak extra time during winter months.
- Drain and shake off the water completely.
- Add the drained brown rice in the Instant Pot or other pressure cooker.
- Add salt.
- Add the water and evenly distribute the rice in the pot.
- Close the lid of the Instant Pot, press 'Manual' and set 20 minutes on high pressure.
- Allow the Instant Pot to release pressure naturally for 10 minutes. Then "Quick Release” the pressure. Cover the steam vent with a kitchen towel and twist the valve to cover your fingers.
- Open the lid. It's a success when you see small holes on the rice surface (in Japanese, we call them kani ana—crab holes).
- Fluff the rice using a rice paddle/scooper. Serve the brown rice immediately or transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to a week or the freezer for 1 month.
Nutrition per serving
Protein6g
Carbs61g
Fat2g
290kcal
6gProtein
61gCarbs
2gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$213.00
$213.00
Per Serving
$53.00/serving
$53.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$426.00 vs buying!
~$426.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| uncooked Japanese short-grain brown rice | 1.5 cups | $30.00 |
| water | 1.667 cups | - |
| Diamond Crystal kosher salt | 0.5 tsp | $1.00 |
| uncooked Japanese short-grain brown rice | 2.25 cups | $44.00 |
| water | 2.5 cups | - |
| Diamond Crystal kosher salt | 0.75 tsp | $1.00 |
| uncooked Japanese short-grain brown rice | 3 cups | $59.00 |
| water | 3.333 cups | - |
| Diamond Crystal kosher salt | 1 tsp | $2.00 |
| uncooked Japanese short-grain brown rice | 3.75 cups | $74.00 |
| ⅛ cups water | 4 | - |
| Diamond Crystal kosher salt | 1.25 tsp | $2.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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