Making your own instant rice is super easy!

There has been many times where I wished I had an instant meal I could throw together at home, but with my dietary restrictions, I don’t always get that luxury.

So having some instant rice on hand, can help take away the stress of needing to come up with a quick and cheap meal.

I plan on using this instant rice in soups and for making quick meals, but it will also be great for camping trips and vacations! It’s also a wonderful way to preserve leftovers for another day.

Making Instant Rice at Home

You will need a dehydrator for this recipe.

Ingredients:

1 Cup of uncooked rice*
2 Cups of Water

*Choose whatever type of rice you want to make (rice, brown, ect), and adjust the water to rice ratios accordingly.

Wash and prepare your rice according to its cooking instructions. Allow rice to cool slightly, until you are able to handle it.

Set your dehydrator between 122°-125°F, and set up your dehydrator trays. You may use parchment paper if the holes in your trays are too big to hold the rice.
Spread your cooled rice out onto the dehydrator trays into a thin layer.

Dehydrate for about 8 hours, until completely dry and the rice snaps when broken.

Break up the rice, and store in an air tight container until ready to use.

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To Re-hydrate

The rice is re-hydrated with a 1:1 ratio. You may need to play around with the amount of water used, and soaking time, depending on your preferences and type of rice used.

Add the amount of rice you wish to re-hydrate to a heat safe bowl. I’m using 1/4 cup.
Add the same amount of boiling hot water to the bowl, making sure the rice is submerged.
Cover, and allow rice to soak, for 3 minute. Stir the rice, cover again, and soak for another 3 minutes.

Enjoy!

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