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How to Cook Black Rice in the Rice Cooker

I recently received a rice cooker as a gift and while I’m more than content to eat regular white and brown rice on a regular basis, I have often found myself wondering what else this device can do, and seeking the answers to questions like “can I cook black rice in the rice cooker?” (and for how long, and on what setting, and with how much water?).

Rice Cooker Black Rice / How to Cook Black Rice in the Rice Cooker

Thankfully, preparing black rice in the rice cooker is easy. If you’re patient, your rice cooker can accommodate all sorts of different varieties of rice, as well as other grains and pseudograins like quinoa.

When it comes to black rice specifically, there are a few things to keep in mind:

  • Black rice would actually make an amazing natural purple dye for foods. However, because of this, it’s a bit like working with turmeric – be careful when handling it because it will stain all of your equipment. Avoid storing it in plastic containers, wash your kitchen tools shortly after using them to cook black rice, and don’t wear your fanciest attire when cooking.
  • If you aren’t careful to wash black rice before cooking it in the rice cooker, you could end up with a gummy result, or worse – the excess starches could cause a volcano-like effect in your rice cooker and spill starchy purple goo all over your kitchen counter. Not good. So please follow my instructions on how to cook black rice in the rice cooker! Some resources suggest soaking black rice for multiple hours ahead of time. I don’t find this necessary at all, but you do need to carefully prep it before you are ready to cook. See the recipe for details.

Rice Cooker Black Rice / How to Make Black Rice in the Rice Cooker

Black rice has a higher anthocyanin content than other types of rice, and is also a great source of lysine, B vitamins, iron, zinc, and more. Even more importantly, it’s delicious! Nutty, chewy, and fragrant, it will add a beautiful flavor to your meals. Here I have paired it with a Moroccan roasted carrot soup. It provides a nice counterpart to Northern African, Middle Eastern, and Southern Asian flavor profiles, or wherever else you enjoy hearty flavorful rice. Aside from this soup I think it would also be lovely with my turmeric chickpea stew, African peanut stew, or roasted acorn squash soup. Enjoy!

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Rice Cooker Black Rice

Easy instructions for how to make black rice in your rice cooker. Scale up the rice and liquid quantities as needed to make more.

Course Side Dish
Cuisine rice, vegan, vegetarian
Keyword rice cooker black rice
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Total Yield 2 servings
Calories Per Serving 320 kcal
Author Yup, it's Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1 cup black rice
  • 1 and 3/4 cups water or stock plus more water for rinsing
  • salt to taste

Instructions

Prepare the rice:

  1. Add the rice to a large bowl - preferably metal or glass, so that it doesn't stain. Add warm water until the rice is completely covered, and use your hands to mix around and generally agitate the rice. You will notice the water quickly becoming dark purple in color.
  2. Strain the water out of the bowl - I recommend using a mesh sieve so that you don't lose any rice kernels. Repeat the process 4 more times (yes, 4) of filling the bowl with water, agitating the rice, and straining out the water. This is important for removing excess starch from the black rice so that it cooks properly in the rice cooker.
  3. Drain the rice, and add it to your rice cooker. Add water or stock at a ratio of 1 and 3/4 cups per cup of black rice.
  4. If your rice cooker has a brown rice mode, start it. Otherwise, set the timer to 25 minutes.
  5. When the timer goes off, remove the lid to release excess steam.
  6. Cooked black rice can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5-7 days.

Recipe Notes

All rice cookers are different. Start with a small batch the first time just in case you need to make adjustments to the cook time or amount of liquid for making black rice in your own rice cooker.

Nutrition Facts
Rice Cooker Black Rice
Amount Per Serving (1.5 cups)
Calories 320 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3g 5%
Total Carbohydrates 72g 24%
Dietary Fiber 6g 24%
Sugars 2g
Protein 10g 20%
Iron 8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Comments

  1. Kevin says

    September 1, 2017 at 05:37


    Works like a charm. Now I would really like to have that soup recipe…

    Reply
  2. jayme says

    January 8, 2018 at 20:42

    Are you using a standard 1 cup measuring cup or the cup that comes with your rice cooker?

    Reply
    • Shannon @ Yup, it's Vegan says

      January 10, 2018 at 10:36

      Standard 1 cup measuring cup!

      Reply
  3. Jackie says

    January 23, 2019 at 12:34

    Thank you for this! It’s perfect – if I’ doubling or tripling the recipe for a dinner party for 6 people do i need to make any adjustments other than the 1:1.75 (so 2:3.5 or 3:5.25) ratio of rice to liquid? is this correct still with the increase? also, same cook time for doubled?

    Reply
    • Shannon @ Yup, it's Vegan says

      January 27, 2019 at 10:01

      Yep, that’s right! The rice-to-liquid-ratio and cooking time should both stay the same, so if you double the rice, double the liquid.

      Reply
  4. DAVID BUFFALOE says

    February 13, 2019 at 07:47

    ARE YOU LOSING THE VITAMINS AND ANTIOXIDANTS WITH ALL THE RINSING ?

    Reply
  5. DAVID BUFFALOE says

    February 13, 2019 at 07:48

    WHICH BRAND RICE COOKER ?

    Reply

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