Jasmine rice has a sweeter taste and a stickier grain than most kinds of rice. We make Jasmine Sticky Rice to serve up with our Asian meals.
Its very simple to make, when you know the right rice to water ratio. We will give that to you in this article!
Is Jasmine Rice and Sticky Rice the same thing?
Jasmine Rice and glutinous (sticky) rice are 2 different types of rice.
Jasmine rice is mostly grown in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, it is naturally sticky when cooked.
Although, not as sticky as glutinous or sushi rice.
How do I make Jasmine Rice sticky?
The key to making your Jasmine sticky rice is to NOT wash it first!!
Other kinds of rice should be rinsed of starch before cooking.
However, Jasmine rice needs the starch which when cooked, acts like a glue to hold the rice grains together!
What pan should I use for cooking rice?
When cooking rice you will need a simple lidded stainless steel saucepan (it does not need to be non-stick). You do not need to use a non-stick pan.
Do I use cold or hot water to cook rice?
Always pour cold water in with your rice, bring the water up to the boil with the rice. This is part of the cooking process to perfect your rice.
Rice to Water ratio for jasmine rice?
Simply measure your rice & cold water using the below ratio.
It is especially important to follow the measurements, during cooking the water will completely soak into the rice.
The below chart is how much rice : water you will need.
| Serves | rice | water |
| 2 people | 1 cup / 190g | 1 ⅓ cup / 330ml |
| 4 people | 2 cups / 380g | 2 ¾ cup / 660ml |
| 6 people | 3 cups / 570g | 4 ¼ cup / 990ml |
How much uncooked rice to cook to serve one person?
1/2 cup (95g) of uncooked rice makes a whole cup of cooked rice (250g). This is enough for one person.
What to add, to give flavour to Jasmine rice?
Jasmine rice is naturally very fragrant, for extra flavour try adding a pinch of salt & a star anise to give a subtle sweetness.
One Star Anise is fine or add two for a stronger flavour.
How to cook Jasmine Sticky Rice step by step?
Using the above measurements, bring the water to the boil with rice, keeping the lid off.
Once it has reached a boil, put a lid on and turn the heat to the lowest setting.
Put the timer on for 8 minutes. Do not feel tempted to open the lid during these 8 minutes, it will certainly ruin the result!!
After 8 minutes, turn the heat off, remove the lid.
Remove the Star Anise and use a fork to fluff up the Jasmine rice grains. You are ready to serve up!
How to serve rice nicely on a plate?
We like to serve our Jasmine Sticky Rice in a dome shape.
Use a small bowl, glass or even a teacup would work! Simply press the rice into the bowl, you don’t need to press too hard, remember it is sticky anyway!
Then turn the bowl upside down onto the plate/bowl you are serving it in!
Finally, add your curry around or to the side of your perfectly cooked Jasmine Rice!
What to serve Jasmine rice with?
Jasmine Sticky Rice tastes fabulous served with any Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese dishes.
As seen above served with our delicious Pressure Cooker Thai Beef Massaman.
Jasmine Sticky Rice
Equipment
Ingredients
- 380 grams (2 cups) Jasmine Rice
- 660 ml (2 ¾ cups) Water
- 1 Star Anise
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- DO NOT WASH YOUR RICE!! You need the starch to make it sticky!
- Add both rice & water into a stainless steel pan, the water should be cold.
- Optional – Add a pinch of salt & a star anise
- Bring to the boil with lid off.Once it reaches the boil, turn temperature to the lowest setting and place lid on for 8 minutes.
- Do not remove the lid during this time!
- After 8 minutes remove the lid and the star anise.
- Use a fork to separate grains a little and you are ready to serve!
Notes
Rice to water ratio
Here is the correct measurment to how many people you are serving. UK measurement 2 people – 190 gram rice – 330 ml water 4 people – 380 gram rice – 660 ml water 6 people – 570 gram rice – 990 ml water US measurement 2 people – 1 cup rice – 1 1/3 cup water 4 people – 2 cups rice – 2 3/4 cup water 6 people – 3 cups rice – 4 1/4 cup waterNutrition
Or, try out some of our other recipes to go with it.
Let us know how you got on with this recipe, and what you like to serve your rice with?
Ohh this sounds so good! I am going to have to try this! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Carly, enjoy! 🙂
This sounds gorgeous.I’m actually considering making this.Thank you for sharing.
You won’t be dissapointed 😉
Wow. I love sticky rice and I usually associate this to Japanese or Thai rice. Thanks for sharing this recipe. I can now make my own.
Let us know how you get on xx
Wow! I like this sticky rice and the way of making I really like that .
Thank you, we love it too!
looks delicious! i would love to give it a try. I love rice, my favorite
I’ve never tried making jasmine sticky rice before. Who knew that the secret was the water to rice ratio! I’m going to have to send this to a couple friends that I know love cooking Asian food. I’m sure they would benefit from knowing your secret 😉
Though a bit pricey, I love to eat Jasmine rice. The cost is double to triple of a regular milled rice
I love this rice, whenever i try this at the restaurant, it just lovely and delicate
The recipe looked so good so tried making with red Thai curry today. It was as delicious as described with the flavour of star anise. Followed the rice to water ratio and it was cooked to perfection. Thanks for sharing .
That’s great Nita, the star anise adds a great delicate flavour. 🙂
I loved making this! It was nice and easy and came out great! I was just wondering if I could make it in a normal pot rather than stainless steel.
Yes you can use any saucepan 😉
Thanks! I will be trying this method today!
If I wanted to make it a sweet sticky rice with what I have on hand will that work? I was thinking cinnamon stick instead of the star anise and real maple syrup. That rice with fruit in a spring roll.
So inspired I tried it. After 8 minutes the rice wasn’t cooked. I added more water, and left it on a while longer, added more water and let it cook a bit more. The rice smells like oatmeal and tastes delicious! I was testing this made up recipe so I did 1/2 c rice and water, 2.5 generous tbsp of maple syrup, and 1/2 cinnamon stick.
I just made it and found the same. I even added extra water as the measurements for 3 cups of rice did not work with the lower cup(s) to water ratios. Just added another half cup of water and hoping that will get it cooked all the way.
Hi Susan,
Thank you for your comments I am going to check the measurements again when I cook it next week?
Did the extra 1/2 cup help?
I may have written it down wrong on the instructions?
I’m ready to go make some jasmine rice now.
Enjoy 🙂
This works…but it takes 30-40 minutes with 2 cups of rice. If it only takes you 8 minutes then you must be using a special jasmine minute rice.
This is delicious thanks for sharing this lovely meal.
Recipe is wonderful. However, your conversion to US for the 2 cup recipe is incorrect. It should read 2 2/3 not 3 3/4.