How to Cook Rice in a Rice Cooker

Learn how to cook rice in a rice cooker for perfect fluffy, steamed white rice every time! This rice cooker recipe is incredibly easy and versatile for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Course Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Asian Fusion, Chinese, Filipino, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese

Keyword how to cook rice noodles, how to recipe, rice cooker recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings servings

Calories 357kcal

Author Megan

Equipment

Rice Cooker

Ingredients

2 cup white rice short, medium, or long grain
2 ½ cup water filtered

Instructions

Measure the rice. Measure the rice with a traditional measuring cup and add it to the rice cooker pot.
Wash the rice. Rinse the rice using cold tap water. Use your hand to move the rice around and clean the grains. Pour out the white water and repeat 2-3 times or until the water is mostly clear. You can also wash the rice in a fine mesh sieve. Be sure to drain the water completely.
Cook the rice. Add the filtered water, place the rice in the rice cooker, close the lid, and press start or follow your rice cooker’s manual instructions for cooking. Do not lift the lid until the rice is done cooking.
Fluff and serve. The rice cooker will notify you when the rice is done. Let the rice rest for 10 minutes. Then open the lid and fluff the rice with a rice spatula. Be careful, the steam will vent out quickly.
Serve. Serve immediately and enjoy!

Notes

See the Expert Tips section for more guidance.

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