How to pressure cook brown rice?

Question

I have recently switched over to brown rice. I think I am not getting the rice cooked just right. I am cooking it in the usual way of cooking white rice. Is it different for brown rice? For one cup of brown rice, I add 2 cups of water and pressure cook for 4 whistles - approximately for 10 to 15 minutes. But when I open the lid, the rice is not properly cooked and is watery. Then I strain the water and cook again to get properly cooked rice. Even then I don't think that it is properly done. Please tell me the proper way of cooking brown rice in a pressure cooker.

Answer 1

White and brown rice cannot be cooked in the same way. Brown rice takes longer to cook, requires more water, and in a pressure cooker you need to use the natural release method. This slow release steams the rice to finish the cooking process, allowing the rice to absorb the water or cooking liquids until the pressure drops and it is safe to open the lid.

Answer 2

dont use pressure cooker for cookin rice that to brown now u take a steel vessel and cook in it for the first time i heard about cookin rice in pressure cookers if u wanna real taste dont use pressure cookers and cook into a open vessel

Answer 3

Here are a few links to recipes for cooking brown rice in a pressure cooker:

http://www.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2...

http://www.quantumlab.net/howto/cook_bro...

http://www.recipesource.com/misc/hints/0...

Personally, this sounds like a lot of work for not much time savings. I like Alton Brown's recipe for cooking brown rice in the oven. It's easy, requires no special equipment, and turns out very good rice. It takes an hour, but you don't have to manage it. You just dump it in a pan, dump some boiling water over it, put foil over the pan, and stick it in the oven.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton...

Answer 4

Pour boiling hot water in a casserole or hot pack, put brown rice (washed) and leave it for 25 to 30mts.Pressure cook it as usual.Normally brown rice never become sticky like normal rice,so don't try for that consistency.In this method rice will be well cooked.