Kerala Matta Rice is an indigenous variety of rice grown in Palakkad district of Kerala, India. It is also known as Palakkadan Matta Rice or Kerala Red Rice or Kerala Kuthari.
Cooking matta rice in a saucepan will take nearly 45 minutes to 1 hour. The rice to water ratio is 1:5. Once the rice is cooked, excess water is drained using a colander.
If we are cooking this in pressure cooker, we need to cook on low flame for 3-4 whistles. Rice to water ratio is 1:5. With pressure cooker, we can always expect a spill over on stove top and always need to have a close watch till you stove off the stove. We can overcome these disadvantages by using an Instant top Pressure cooker. Put the rice and water in InstantPot, turn on, set the timer and completely forget about it. There is no worry of counting the number of whistles or spilling. The Instant Pot model which I used here is IP-DUO 60 6Qt.
Ingredients:
1. Red rice - 1 cup
2. Water - 5 cup
Method:
Cooking matta rice in a saucepan will take nearly 45 minutes to 1 hour. The rice to water ratio is 1:5. Once the rice is cooked, excess water is drained using a colander.
If we are cooking this in pressure cooker, we need to cook on low flame for 3-4 whistles. Rice to water ratio is 1:5. With pressure cooker, we can always expect a spill over on stove top and always need to have a close watch till you stove off the stove. We can overcome these disadvantages by using an Instant top Pressure cooker. Put the rice and water in InstantPot, turn on, set the timer and completely forget about it. There is no worry of counting the number of whistles or spilling. The Instant Pot model which I used here is IP-DUO 60 6Qt.
Ingredients:
1. Red rice - 1 cup
2. Water - 5 cup
Method:
- Wash the rice 3-4 times until the water runs clear.
- Transfer into Instant pot and add 5 cups of water.
- Close the lid and make sure the steam release handle is in "Sealing" position.
- Click on "Pressure Cook" option and set the timer to 10 minutes.
- After cooking is finished, let the rice rest for 20 minutes and then release any remaining pressure by turning the steam release handle.
- Drain the water in a colander and perfect red rice is ready to serve.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the instructions. Our Kerala rice takes notoriously long to cook and makes a mess of the pressure cooker.
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Hi, Thank you for the recipe & instructions. I do have a question regarding the measuring cup. Did you use the measuring cup provided along with the instant pot accessories or is it a different one. Please let me know.
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I tried it with 1 cup rice and it went really well. But 1 cup is not enough for everyone at home. Can you please let me know whether the cook time is the same if I want to cook more quantity of rice?
Yes it would be the same.
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