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    Instant Pot Sticky Rice with Green Curry Sauce

    By: Thomas Published: 20 Sep, 18 Updated: 31 Jan, 22 9 Comments

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    Instant Pot Sticky Rice with Green Curry Sauce

    Friends, are you up for a simple, cozy, and flavorful Thai recipe?

    This is honestly one of the BEST rice dishes I've ever had, and yet it's super easy! I first tried this combination of sticky rice with green curry at a Thai restaurant called Dok Boua a few months ago. It took me a few tries before perfecting the sauce, which is now one of my favorite green sauce. It's spicy, creamy, and flavored with basil, cilantro, mint, and lemongrass!

    Not talented with chopsticks? This recipe is definitely for you! The sticky rice makes it 100X easier to take big portions of rice using chopsticks.

    Instant Pot Sticky Rice with Green Curry Sauce

    Sticky rice also called glutinous rice, or sweet rice is usually steamed instead of boiled like regular rice, making it fluffy and moist. I first tried soaking for one night and then steaming it using a colander placed on top of a pot with boiling water (as I don't have a bamboo steamer). The thing is, it took over 50 minutes to cook! If you have a bamboo steamer, the cooking time may be quicker, probably around 20 minutes.

    To make things easier and quicker, I cooked the rice in my Instant Pot using the steam rack and a bowl with the rice and water placed on top. The result is perfectly cooked rice that is tender, fluffy, and moist. Did I mention it's ready in just 25 minutes?

    Instant Pot Sticky Rice with Green Curry Sauce

    Now onto the sauce, which is magical. Can we just call it the magical green sauce?

    The base is full-fat coconut milk combined with fresh herbs like basil, cilantro, and mint. Then comes lime juice for freshness, green curry paste for spiciness, and finally lemongrass and ginger for a citrusy flavor. You simply blend everything together in a blender until smooth.

    Instant Pot Sticky Rice with Green Curry Sauce

    To serve, divide the sticky rice into serving plates and pour some warm magical green sauce on top. That's it!

    If you want to make a more substantial meal, feel free to add some sautéed tofu, tempeh, or roasted vegetables on the side. In my opinion, there is not much to add here, except maybe a few leaves of basil or mint as this dish is already delicious on its own.

    Instant Pot Sticky Rice with Green Curry Sauce

    If you are into Thai food and like comforting, spicy (and carb-y) dishes, you are going to love this! The sticky rice has some chewiness and absorbs the incredibly flavorful green curry sauce.

    Let me know in the comments if you try this recipe!

    Instant Pot Sticky Rice with Green Curry Sauce

    Instant Pot Sticky Rice with Green Curry Sauce
    Instant Pot Sticky Rice with Green Curry Sauce

    Instant Pot Sticky Rice with Green Curry Sauce

    Author: Thomas
    Tender and fluffy sticky rice served with a rich, super creamy, and spicy green curry sauce. Flavorful, warm, and cozy! Ready in less than 30 minutes!
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    Servings 3
    Calories 431 kcal
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    Ingredients
      

    Sticky Rice

    • ¾ cup 150g white sticky rice
    • ¾ cup 177ml water

    Thai Green Curry Sauce

    • 1 and ½ cup 375ml full-fat coconut milk (see notes)
    • ½ cup 25g loosely packed fresh cilantro
    • ½ cup 25g loosely packed fresh basil
    • 2 tablespoon 5g loosely packed fresh mint
    • 1 tablespoon 15ml lime juice
    • 2 teaspoon 10ml maple syrup
    • 2 teaspoon green curry paste
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon freshly grated ginger
    • ½ lemongrass stalk cut into 1-inch pieces

    Instructions
     

    Sticky Rice

    • Add 1 cup of water to the Instant Pot liner and place the steam rack in the liner.
    • Rinse the sticky rice. In a glass bowl that can fit in the liner, combine the sticky rice with the ¾ cup of water. Place the bowl on the steam rack. Close the lid and set the valve on the "Sealed" position.
    • Pressure cook for 14 minutes. In the meantime, prepare the sauce.
    • After 14 minutes, let the pressure release naturally for 10-12 minutes. Release the remaining pressure by turning the valve to "Venting" position. You can keep the lid closed to keep the rice warm if you are not ready to serve it yet.
    • To serve, place about ⅓ cup of rice on a plate and pour the warm green curry sauce on top (or on the side). Top with some basil and mint leaves and serve immediately. You can serve this as is, or with roasted vegetables on the side.

    Thai Green Curry Sauce

    • Combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend on high speed until very smooth, about 1 minute. Transfer the sauce to a saucepan and heat until warm over medium heat.

    Notes

    For a richer sauce, use coconut cream instead of coconut milk.
    Sticky rice is best served fresh, I don't recommend reheating.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 gCalories: 431 kcalCarbohydrates: 48 gProtein: 5.5 gFat: 25.1 gFiber: 3.2 gSugar: 5.4 g
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    Comments

    1. Larissa

      October 14, 2018 at 5:40 pm

      Oh my! I LOVE Thai green curry! Was never successful at making it at home though, never tasted like it should. I have given up on making it, but given it's your recipe I will have to try it 🙂

      PS: which paste did you use? I find that the ones from the supermarket are just spicy and not flavourful. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Thomas

        October 16, 2018 at 5:11 am

        The one I use is from "Cock Brand", I'm not sure it's available everywhere. The ingredients are: green chili, lemongrass, garlic, shallot, salt, galanga, cumin, coriander.
        If you can't find it maybe try this one from Thai Kitchen, the ingredients are very similar.
        Hope this helps! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Laura

      November 27, 2018 at 2:35 pm

      Very nice recipe, I want to try this with GABA brown rice, I’ll search for the steaming instructions for that.

      Reply
    3. Mermaid

      February 16, 2019 at 10:12 pm

      5 stars
      Hey Thomas, today I tried cooking sticky rice using my Instant Pot according to your recipe. It turned out great! Just perfect! Instead of water, I used coconut milk and a pinch of salt to make a traditional snack from Indonesia called" lemper ayam" (sticky rice with chicken filling). It turned out yummy! I am so excited to know that I don't have to spend too much work and time in preparing the rice. Thank you Thomas. Next I am going to try your yummy looking green sauce. Keep up the good work!

      Reply
      • Thomas

        February 22, 2019 at 7:37 am

        I'm glad the recipe worked well for you! I also used to make sticky rice the traditional way and it was long and not easy.
        Cooking in coconut milk sounds delicious!

        Reply
    4. Jennifer

      April 08, 2019 at 12:15 pm

      What pressure do you use on the Instant Pot? Low, high or just 'steam'? I'm looking forward to trying this!

      Reply
      • Thomas

        April 11, 2019 at 7:44 am

        I simply press the "Pressure Cook" button and then set the time. I guess it is not high or low, it's in normal mode.

        Reply
        • Karo

          October 24, 2019 at 1:54 pm

          I cook my sticky rice in the rice cooker with one part rice one part liquid but steamed must be better. I have an IP but haven't tried the pot in pot method yet as I am not sure what pot I can use inside. Like another small pot? does it have t o be metal? Can I use a ceramic bowl? I am really scared of explosions. I have a bunch of Gu dessert pots too, I wonder if I can use them inside the IP too.

          Reply
          • Thomas

            October 25, 2019 at 8:11 am

            I use a glass bowl and nothing exploded, yet. I think ceramic will work too.

            Reply

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