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Instant Pot Spanish Rice

Instant pot Spanish Rice is easy & quick to make with just 5 ingredients & ready in 30 minutes. This vegan Spanish rice goes very well with a Mexican meal.
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 331kcal
Author Bhawana

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients

For Salsa

  • 1 tomato medium sized tomato chopped finely
  • 1/4 cup onion chopped finely
  • 2 tbsp green coriander chopped finely
  • 1 tbsp Serrano chili chopped finely
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • Salt as per taste

For cooking spanish rice

  • 1.5 cup white rice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cup water (use vegetable stock in place of water if avalable)
  • 2 tbsp onion chopped finely
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Instructions

Make Salsa

  • Mix every ingredient mentioned under salsa ingredients list. keep it ready.

For Spanish Rice

  • Clean and wash the rice nicely. Until you see clear water. Rinse the rice and keep it ready.
  • Switch on the instant pot and press SAUTE mode. 
  • Once you see the HOT button on-screen, add oil.
    process shot of making Spanish rice in instant pot
  • To this add rinsed rice and chopped onion together. Sautés for 3-4 minutes. NOTE don’t let them burn, keep stirring.
  • After 4 minutes add vegetable stock or plain water. Deglaze the pot.
    process shot of instant pot Spanish rice
  • Now add salsa and adjust salt as per taste. Mix well.
  • Close and seal the lid. CANCEL the SAUTE button. Press PRESSURE COK mode and set time for 4 minutes. Pressure cook it for 4 minutes.
    pressure cook for 4 minutes click
  • After the timer over. Let the pressure release naturally. Unlock the lid and fluff the rice with the fork.
    Click of Spanish rice, after opening the instant pot

Video

Notes

Tips 
  • Use long-grain white or brown rice to make this Spanish rice.
  • It is a must to saute for a few minutes with oil and chopped onion. This will make the rice very fluffy.
  • Use vegetable broth to make rice for fragrant and flavorful. I used plain water.
  • You can also use bell peppers, beans, and more veggies.
 
Storing suggestions
Best is to serve immediately. To store is let it cool down. In the fridge, you can store for 3-4 days.
In case for a long duration just keep them in freezer-friendly bags and freeze for more than a month.
 
Reheating
To reheat the rice, just take out and thaw. Splash with some water and microwave it for 1-2 minutes.

Nutrition

Sodium: 12mg | Calcium: 29mg | Vitamin C: 9mg | Vitamin A: 304IU | Sugar: 2g | Fiber: 2g | Potassium: 179mg | Calories: 331kcal | Saturated Fat: 1g | Fat: 8g | Protein: 6g | Carbohydrates: 59g | Iron: 1mg