how to make par-boiled rice?

(Re-read title) I would think you could cook it and then dry it somehow....but how.....exactly? Has anyone here ever done it before?

Welcome to permies Priscilla
Could you explain what 'instant rice' is? I'm not being smart, I just think of rice generally a being pretty instant and I've never seen it.

Probably a reference to "Minute Rice". which is a quick cooking brand sold here in the USA.

I believe the OP is correct that it is pre-boiled, then dehydrated. To me, the energy spent (cooking it once, dehydrating it, and then cooking it again) would not make it a very permies type food.

I have had it before, and to me, it is totally lacking flavor (and texture). It does NOT save much time. Most of the time is spent bringing the water to a boil to begin with, so the overall time to prepare it is almost the same as 'real' rice.

I believe that a better end product could be had by cooking the rice, and then freezing it, for later use. It takes as long to cook a cup of rice as it does a pound of rice.