Quick Start Guide
Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker Recipes
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Rice and Grains 
Instant Pot’s built-in “Rice” and “Multigrain” function keys normally provide the optimal 
way of cooking rice and grains. The marks on the inner pot provide a general guideline 
on the total amount of grain + water. However, if you want to cook some specialty rice 
or grains, please use the following grain:water ratio. 
The provided measuring cup (180ml) can be used to measure the required grain to 
water ratios. One cup of grain yields about one serving to one adult. 
Rice & Grain  Water Quantity 
(Grain : Water ratios) 
Cooking Time 
(in Minutes) 
 Barley, pearl  1:4  25 – 30 
 Barley, pot  1:3 ~ 1:4  25 – 30 
 Congee, thick  1:4 ~ 1:5  15 – 20 
 Congee, thin  1:6 ~ 1:7  15 – 20 
 Couscous  1:2  5 – 8 
 Corn, dried, half  1:3  25 – 30 
 Kamut, whole  1:3  10 – 12 
 Millet  1:1 2/3  10 – 12 
 Oats, quick cooking  1:1 2/3  6 
 Oats, steel-cut  1:1 2/3  10 
 Porridge, thin  1:6 ~ 1:7  15 – 20 
 Quinoa, quick cooking  1:2  8 
 Rice, Basmati  1: 1.5  4 - 8 
 Rice, Brown  1: 1.25  22 – 28 
 Rice, Jasmine  1: 1  4 - 10 
 Rice, white  1: 1.5  8 
 Rice, wild  1:3  25 – 30 
 Sorghum  1:3  20 – 25 
 Spelt berries  1:3  15 – 20 
 Wheat berries  1:3  25 – 30 










