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! We add star anise into the cooking process to give a subtle flavour to the rice.
Is Jasmine Rice and Sticky Rice the same thing?
No, Jasmine rice is mostly grown in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, it is naturally sticky when cooked although not as sticky as glutinous (sticky) 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!
Rice to Water ratio
Simply measure your rice & water using this ratio this is especially important. Add both straight to a stainless steel pot, the water should be cold. You do not need to use a non-stick pan.
As an example, 1/2 cup (95g) of uncooked rice makes a whole cup of cooked rice. So 1/2 cup of uncooked rice is enough for one person. Below I have created a chart for most common servings.
| Serves | rice | water |
| 2 people | 1 cup / 190g | 1 ⅓ cup / 330ml |
| 4 people | 2 cups / 380g | 3 ¾ cup / 660ml |
| 6 people | 3 cups / 570g | 4 ¼ cup / 990ml |
Also, add a pinch of salt & a Star Anise to give a subtle flavour to the rice, everyone always questions why our rice has flavour? The simple secret is star anise!! Sometimes we add a couple for a stronger flavouring Jasmine rice.
How to cook Jasmine Sticky Rice?
Next, bring the water to the boil with 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!!
8 minutes later, you may remove the lid and use a fork to fluff up the Jasmine rice grains, remove the Star Anise and you are ready to serve up!
How to serve rice nicely on a plate?
We like to serve in a dome, just use a small bowl, glass or even a teacup would work too?! Simply press the rice into the bowl, you don’t need to press too hard, remember it is sticky anyway! Then turn upside down into the plate/bowl you are serving it in! Finally, add your curry around or to the side of your perfectly cooked Jasmine sticky rice!
Jasmine Sticky Rice seen above served with our delicious Pressure Cooker Thai Beef Massaman.
Or, try out some of our other recipes to go with it.
Jasmine Sticky Rice
Equipment
Ingredients
- 380 grams (2 cups) Jasmine Rice
- 660 ml (3 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.
- 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, 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 – 3 3/4 cup water 6 people – 3 cups rice – 4 1/4 cup waterNutrition
However, Jasmine Sticky Rice tastes fabulous served with any Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese dishes. Let us know what you like to serve it 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.