Ink jet recording ink, recording method and recording apparatus

An ink jet recording method which conducts recording by utilizing an ink jet recording head to apply ink onto a recording medium containing cellulose where a recording area on the recording medium is 15 cm2 or more, and an amount of ink applied onto the recording medium is 0.03 to 30 mg/cm2, wherein the ink applied on the recording medium comprises at least water, a colorant, a compound represented by the following general formula (I) accounting for 8 to 40% by mass of a total mass of the ink, and plural types of nonionic surfactants accounting for 0.3 to 5% by mass of a total mass of the ink, and a mass ratio (A:B) between a mass (A) of the compound represented by the following general formula (I) and a mass (B) of the plural types of nonionic surfactants is in a range of 5:1 to 90:1,

• wherein R1, R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R4 represents an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.