South India

Pressure cooker chicken biryani

Name: Pressure cooker chicken biryani
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: South Indian home
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups soaked 20 minutes basmati rice; 600 g chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces); 1/2 cup curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt); 2 large thinly sliced onion; 1 large chopped tomato; 1 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste; a big handful mint leaves; a big handful coriander leaves (cilantro); 2 slit green chilli; 2 bay leaves 4 cloves, 4 cardamom, cinnamon, star anise whole spices; 1 tsp garam masala; 1 1/4 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 3 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 1 tbsp ghee; 2 tsp salt; 2 1/2 cups water; 2 tsp lemon juice

Biryani on a Tuesday, because the cooker does not judge.

55 minTime

29 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayHome style cooker biryani, the weeknight hero.

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29 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

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Pressure cooker chicken biryani.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Basmati rice1½ cups, soaked 20 minutes

Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)600 g

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)½ cup

Onion2 large, thinly sliced

Tomato1 large, chopped

Ginger garlic paste1½ tbsp

Mint leavesa big handful

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a big handful

Green chilli2, slit

Whole spices2 bay leaves, 4 cloves, 4 cardamom, cinnamon, star anise

Garam masala1 tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1¼ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Ghee1 tbsp

Salt2 tsp

Water2½ cups

Lemon juice2 tsp

Method

5 steps

1Marinate chicken with curd, half the ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala, lemon and salt for 30 minutes.
2Heat oil and ghee in the cooker, fry whole spices, then onions till deep golden.
3Add the rest of the ginger garlic paste, chilli, tomato, mint and coriander. Add chicken and cook on medium 8 minutes.
4Add rice and water, check salt. Pressure cook for 1 whistle on high, then 5 minutes on the lowest heat. Turn off and let the pressure release naturally.
5Fluff gently and rest 5 minutes. Serve with raita.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

South India

Pressure cooker chicken biryani

Biryani on a Tuesday, because the cooker does not judge.

55 minTime

29 gProtein each

hotSpice

Cooker biryani2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayHome style cooker biryani, the weeknight hero.

The original

542kcalsame

29 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

55minutessame

Pressure cooker chicken biryani.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Basmati rice1½ cups, soaked 20 minutes

Chicken, curry cut (bone in chicken, small pieces)600 g

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)½ cup

Onion2 large, thinly sliced

Tomato1 large, chopped

Ginger garlic paste1½ tbsp

Mint leavesa big handful

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a big handful

Green chilli2, slit

Whole spices2 bay leaves, 4 cloves, 4 cardamom, cinnamon, star anise

Garam masala1 tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1¼ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp

Ghee1 tbsp

Salt2 tsp

Water2½ cups

Lemon juice2 tsp

Method

5 steps

1Marinate chicken with curd, half the ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala, lemon and salt for 30 minutes.
2Heat oil and ghee in the cooker, fry whole spices, then onions till deep golden.
3Add the rest of the ginger garlic paste, chilli, tomato, mint and coriander. Add chicken and cook on medium 8 minutes.
4Add rice and water, check salt. Pressure cook for 1 whistle on high, then 5 minutes on the lowest heat. Turn off and let the pressure release naturally.
5Fluff gently and rest 5 minutes. Serve with raita.

Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Pressure cooker chicken biryani

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Pressure cooker chicken biryani

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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