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    Home » Side Dish Recipes

    How to make Perfect Jasmine Rice

    BY: Ben Rayl UPDATED: February 12, 2025 8 Comments

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    5 from 3 votes

    Rice is the perfect side dish to serve with any main meal, and today we're going to show you how to cook jasmine rice to perfection. Jasmine rice is super easy to make in 30 minutes on the stove and has a fluffy, soft texture with a slightly buttery flavor.

    jasmine rice serve in a bowl
    Contents
    • ⭐ Why this recipe works
    • 🍽 Key Ingredients
    • 🔪 How to Make
    • 💭 Cooking tips
    • 🥗 What to serve with
    • 🙋 Frequently Asked Questions
    • 🧊 Storing and ♨️ Reheating
    • 🍳 Related Rice Recipes
    • 👪 Serving Size
    • 🎥 Wacth how to make it
    • 📋 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    ⭐ Why this recipe works

    Perfectly cooked jasmine rice is delicious on its own or served with meats, fish, veggies, and sauces.

    There are tons of recipes that a perfectly cooked rice will enhance with its fluffy grains and buttery scent from a tasty curry to egg fried rice and risottos.

    You can cook rice in many ways in the rice cooker, instant pot, or stovetop, and it comes out perfect every time as long as you have the right ratio of rice to water.

    It's not rocket science, but cooking rice requires a little patience and a few tricks to get it just right. Although all white rice may look the same, each variety has its own texture and scent while requiring a different amount of water to make it perfect.

    Making Jasmine rice on the stove is easy for any home cook and requires no special equipment, just a heavy-bottomed pan, and some water. Simple but delicious!

    🍽 Key Ingredients

    All you need to make perfect jasmine rice in a pan, some water, and a pinch of salt for flavor.

    jasmine rice water and salt

    Substitutions

    If you can't get your hands on jasmine rice, the closest substitute is basmati rice, but any long grain rice will work just as well. Although, the aroma and texture may differ slightly.

    🔪 How to Make

    Cooking jasmine rice with these easy step-by-step instructions will give you perfect fluffy rice every time. It's delicious and takes just over half an hour to prepare.

    Preparations

    • Rinse the 1 cup of rice until the water becomes almost clear.

    Cooking Instructions

    Step 1
    Add 1 ¾ cups of water to a pan and bring to a boil.

    water boiling

    Step 2
    Add the rinsed rice

    jasmine rice in a pot

    Step 3
    Next, add pinch of salt to the pan, stirring well.

    salt in jasmine rice

    Step 4
    Turn the temperature to a simmer and let the rice cook for 25 minutes with the lid on.

    jasmine rice in a pot

    Step 5
    After 25 minutes, remove the rice from the heat. Leave it covered, and let it sit for another 10 to 15 minutes to completely absorb the moisture.

    Step 6
    Remove the lid and stir the rice with a fork to loosen it and make it fluffy.

    jasmine rice in a pot

    Now it's perfect and ready to serve.

    💭 Cooking tips

    Resist the urge to remove the lid during cooking

    You mustn't remove the lid during cooking, or else the trapped air will escape, and the bottom of the rice will be more cooked than the top.

    Allow the rice to sit

    Although the rice will be cooked after 25 minutes, the resting period allows the rice to absorb moisture as it cools, leaving you with perfectly fluffed rice.

    Low heat

    Once the water comes to a boil, you must turn the heat to its lowest temperature possible so that the rice doesn't burn on the bottom.

    jasmine rice serve in a bowl

    🥗 What to serve with

    Jasmine rice is delicious on its own or served as a side dish or accompaniment to other tasty recipes like some of these Asian-inspired favorites.

    Beef fried rice

    Use your freshly cooked rice to make this Chinese-inspired beef fried rice recipe that is rich and sweet.

    Salmon

    Salmon and rice always pair well. Honey & soy broiled salmon recipe is truly amazing. The salmon is marinated in a delicious Asian sweet marinade and then caramelized under the broiler and topped with finger-licking juices.

    Chop suey

    This Chinese classic beef chop suey takes 30 minutes to cook, which is perfect timing while you wait for the rice to cook, and it tastes just like the original recipe.

    🙋 Frequently Asked Questions

    What is the ratio of water to jasmine rice?

    The perfect ratio will depend on how you like your rice. For fluffy, tender rice, you should aim for 1 cup of rice to 1 ½ cups of water, and for softer rice, aim for 1 ¾ cups of water.

    Is it necessary to soak jasmine rice before cooking?

    You don't have to wash jasmine rice before cooking if you don't want to, but washing rice removes some of the surface starch and dirt in the rice and makes it fluffier.

    Why is my jasmine rice sticky?

    To avoid sticky rice, you mustn't overcook the rice and pay close attention to the amount of water you add to the rice. If you put too much water in, the rice will absorb it and become sticky. Another solution is to rinse the rice before cooking to remove some of the starch.

    🧊 Storing and ♨️ Reheating

    Leftover fluffy jasmine rice is easy to store once it has cooled and reheated in minutes.

    Fridge - Store any leftover rice in an airtight container and place it in the fridge for up to 4 days.

    Freezer - Transfer the cooked rice into a freezer container and place it in the freezer for up to 6 months.

    Reheating - The best way to reheat leftover rice is in the microwave at 1-minute intervals until piping hot. Using the microwave helps keep it moist without drying out.

    Alternatively, you can use your rice cooker. Rice cookers have a warm setting that you can use to reheat cooked rice, or you could steam it for 3 to 4 minutes until it's hot.

    🍳 Related Rice Recipes

    If you love this jasmine rice recipe. Try one of these fantastic easy recipes with rice for your next meal.

    • Super easy and better than takeout Chinese Beef and Rice.
      Easy Beef Fried Rice
    • chicken wild rice casserole
      Chicken Wild Rice Casserole

    👪 Serving Size

    One cup of jasmine rice will easily give you 4 servings, or you can scale the recipe to cater for more. I usually make 2 cups of rice because it's easy to store, and my family loves rice with main meals.

    Give it a try, and let me know how your rice turns out.

    🎥 Wacth how to make it

    📋 Recipe

    jasmine rice

    How to make Perfect Jasmine Rice

    Rice is the perfect side dish to serve with any main meal, and today we're going to show you how to cook jasmine rice to perfection. Jasmine rice is super easy to make in 30 minutes on the stove and has a fluffy, soft texture with a slightly buttery flavor.
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 169kcal
    Author: Ben Rayl

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 cup jasmine rice
    • 1 ¾ cup water
    • salt - to taste

    Instructions

    • Rinse the rice well, until the water runs almost clear.
    • Bring water to boil in a heavy bottomed pan.
    • Add the rice and a generous pinch of salt and stir well.
    • Return the water to a slight boil, then reduce the heat to very low, cover and let the rice cook for 25 minutes without lifting the lid.
    • After 25 minutes, remove the rice from the heat, leave it covered, and let it sit for about 10 – 15 minutes.
    • Remove the lid, fluff with a fork, and enjoy.

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    Notes

    Resist the urge to remove the lid during cooking
    You mustn't remove the lid during cooking, or else the trapped air will escape, and the bottom of the rice will be more cooked than the top.
    Allow the rice to sit
    Although the rice will be cooked after 25 minutes, the resting period allows the rice to absorb moisture as it cools, leaving you with perfectly fluffed rice.
    Low heat
    Once the water comes to a boil, you must turn the heat to its lowest temperature possible so that the rice doesn't burn on the bottom.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 53mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg

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    1. Anonymous

      September 30, 2012 at 7:44 pm

      TY for the tip. I Love jasmine, too. I will try the boil water first method.

      Reply
    2. Anonymous

      January 07, 2014 at 5:20 am

      This works best for me: boil rice in plenty of water in uncovered pot for 7 minutes, pour out all water except what clings to the mass of rice, return to low heat and cover for 7 minutes,
      remove heat let rest still covered for a few minutes, perfect.

      Reply
    3. karen marie

      March 14, 2016 at 12:10 pm

      I cooked jasmine rice last night and while it smelled delicious, I was surprised that it was overcooked and mushy. Looking at the directions above, I see that it is less than 1:2 rice/water, so I will use less water next time, but I am surprised at the 25 minute cooking time indicated, because I cooked mine for 17 minutes and it was obviously overcooked. I will stick to 17 minutes with reduced water and see what happens.

      Reply
    4. Shauna

      May 04, 2016 at 10:18 am

      If I cooked 4 cups of rice how much water would I use?

      Reply
    5. Dawn

      March 18, 2017 at 10:07 am

      A rice cooker is awesome for Jasmine rice, been using and cooking my rice like this for yrs

      Reply
    6. Sylvia A. Esqueda

      March 08, 2018 at 6:36 pm

      5 stars
      Made the Jasmine rice the other day and followed the directions to the "t". My rice came out perfect; will make this rice again! 😊

      Reply
    7. Jaime

      September 30, 2018 at 11:14 pm

      5 stars
      Made this tonight and it turned out perfectly!!

      Reply

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