Express Biryani
By :Thasneen Naina
Votes: 5
Rating: 4.8
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Difficulty Medium
Browse Category Poultry
Duration 1-2 hours
Cooking Technique Pressure Cook
Main Ingredient Chicken, Rice
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings
5 servings
Ingredients
To Marinate Chicken
  • 10 Chicken legs or bone-in pieces, make gashes on the pieces
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger-Garlic paste
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons coriander powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon garam masala
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup yogurt beaten
  • 20 mint leaves roughly chopped
  • 2 handfuls cilantro roughly chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
For cooking
  • 4 tablespoons ghee
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 Whole cardamom
  • 3 onions sliced thin
  • 2 teaspoons Ginger-Garlic paste optional
  • 2 cups Basmati rice soaked for 20 minutes
  • 1 cup Water
  • 2 handfuls Mint leaves chopped
  • 2 handfuls Cilantro chopped
  • 2 pinches saffron soaked in 1 tablespoon water for 5 minutes
  • 3/4 teaspoons salt
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Difficulty Medium
Browse Category Poultry
Duration 1-2 hours
Cooking Technique Pressure Cook
Main Ingredient Chicken, Rice
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings
5 servings
Ingredients
To Marinate Chicken
  • 10 Chicken legs or bone-in pieces, make gashes on the pieces
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger-Garlic paste
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons coriander powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon garam masala
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup yogurt beaten
  • 20 mint leaves roughly chopped
  • 2 handfuls cilantro roughly chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
For cooking
  • 4 tablespoons ghee
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 Whole cardamom
  • 3 onions sliced thin
  • 2 teaspoons Ginger-Garlic paste optional
  • 2 cups Basmati rice soaked for 20 minutes
  • 1 cup Water
  • 2 handfuls Mint leaves chopped
  • 2 handfuls Cilantro chopped
  • 2 pinches saffron soaked in 1 tablespoon water for 5 minutes
  • 3/4 teaspoons salt
Votes: 5
Rating: 4.8
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Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, combine the chicken along with the above mentioned ingredients 'to marinate chicken'. Combine well and let marinate for 30 minutes.
  2. Just before you start sautéing the onion, soak the Basmati rice in 2 cups water separately for 20 minutes.
  3. Turn on the Instant Pot. Click Sauté Mode (More). Wait until the "Hot" sign is displayed.
  4. Add ghee, and add bay leaves and whole cardamom to the ghee, sauté for 2 seconds.
  5. Add onions, season with 1/4 teaspoons salt. Sauté for a few minutes till onions turn translucent.
  6. Add ginger- garlic paste and saute onions till they turn brown- takes about 15 minutes. It's important that the onions turn brown- enhances the taste of the biryani.
  7. Add the marinated chicken pieces and combine well. Click cancel to turn off sauté mode.
  8. Close the pot with the lid. Turn the knob to sealing and click Manual: high pressure, set time to 5 minutes.. Walk away. It will take 5 minutes for the pressure to build and 5 minutes to pressure cook.
  9. After the beep, turn the knob to venting and do a quick pressure release. Pressure will be released completely in a minute. Open the lid, there will be around 1 cup of chicken broth left in the pot.
  10. Drain the rice in a strainer and slightly rinse under running water.
  11. Add 2 cups of rice and add 1 cup regular water (for 2 cups basmati rice 2 cups liquid is required).
  12. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon ghee (optional), mint leaves and chopped cilantro. Combine well.
  13. Add 2 pinches of saffron soaked in 1 tablespoon water, combine well.
  14. Close the pot with the lid. Turn the knob to sealing and click Manual: high pressure, set time to 5 minutes.. Walk away.
  15. After the beep, do a quick pressure release. Open the lid, fluff using a fork.
  16. If you prefer, you could garnish with roasted cashew nuts and raisins. Serve along with raita, pickle, pappad etc. It's finger linking delish!!!
2 replies
  1. ichristien
    ichristien says:

    I made this for my first time using an Instant Pot! It was delicious! The chicken was literally falling off the bone! I will be making this again for sure!

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