Insta Pot Chicken Biryani my style.
Ingredients
Whole chicken - 2 ( 4 or 5 lbs ) cut into small pieces
Basmati rice = 4 cups soaked in water, for around 30 mins ( usually its 1 cups of rice =1 1/4 cups of water)
Ghee - 4 tbsp
Fried onions - 2 cups (chop 2 onions length wise and fry in oil till golden brown) ( (Optional) If you don’t have fried onions, you can add chopped onions here and fry them till light brown color.)
Ginger garlic paste - 3 tbsp
Mint leaves 1 bunch chopped
Coriander leaves 1 bunch chopped
Lemon - 1/2 juice Green chilies - 6 slit Yogurt - 1 cup oil - 3 tbsp Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp or less as we will use Shan biryani masala Turmeric powder =- 1/2 tsp Shan Bombay biryani masala - 1 whole packet Salt, as per taste Dry Masala : Bay Leaves Cinnamon sticks Black cardamom Shahi jeera Cloves Cardamom Whole Pepper Star Anise Preparation:
Marinate the chicken. In a large bowl, marinate the chicken, first, by adding all the garam masala spices. Add the ginger garlic paste, mint leaves, coriander powder, green chilies and the fried onions. Next add the spices: red chilli powder, Shan Masala powder and salt. Add the yogurt and the oil, and squeeze some fresh lemon juice on top. Mix them really well, and keep it in the fridge for 30 minutes. Now your chicken biryani base mix is ready.
Method :
1. Plug in INSTA POT and tap sauté mode in medium.
2. Heat 2 tbsp ghee
3. Add Marinated chicken and sauté for 5 mins by covering with a glass lid.
4. Now cancel Saute mode.
5. Now press Manual mode and keep time as 10 mins and close the Insta Pot and seal the vent.
6. After 10 mins Open the lid after all the pressure is gone and you will see chicken with gravy.
7. Now add soaked and drained rice on top of chicken and spread.
8. Now add 3.5 cups of water ( as you have enough water in chicken already from gravy)
9. Add rest of your 2 tbsp ghee and check the salt and close the lid.
10. Now press Manual mode and keep time as 6 mins and close the Insta Pot and seal the vent.
11. After 10 mins, let manually release press with a spoon and open the lid and transfer rice to serving dish.
12. serve with your fav Raita.
(Optional) If you don’t have fried onions, you can add chopped onions here and fry them till light brown color.
(Optional) you can add 10 small baby potatoes while Marinating and cook with chicken.
Ingredients
Whole chicken - 2 ( 4 or 5 lbs ) cut into small pieces
Basmati rice = 4 cups soaked in water, for around 30 mins ( usually its 1 cups of rice =1 1/4 cups of water)
Ghee - 4 tbsp
Fried onions - 2 cups (chop 2 onions length wise and fry in oil till golden brown) ( (Optional) If you don’t have fried onions, you can add chopped onions here and fry them till light brown color.)
Ginger garlic paste - 3 tbsp
Mint leaves 1 bunch chopped
Coriander leaves 1 bunch chopped
Lemon - 1/2 juice Green chilies - 6 slit Yogurt - 1 cup oil - 3 tbsp Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp or less as we will use Shan biryani masala Turmeric powder =- 1/2 tsp Shan Bombay biryani masala - 1 whole packet Salt, as per taste Dry Masala : Bay Leaves Cinnamon sticks Black cardamom Shahi jeera Cloves Cardamom Whole Pepper Star Anise Preparation:
Marinate the chicken. In a large bowl, marinate the chicken, first, by adding all the garam masala spices. Add the ginger garlic paste, mint leaves, coriander powder, green chilies and the fried onions. Next add the spices: red chilli powder, Shan Masala powder and salt. Add the yogurt and the oil, and squeeze some fresh lemon juice on top. Mix them really well, and keep it in the fridge for 30 minutes. Now your chicken biryani base mix is ready.
Method :
1. Plug in INSTA POT and tap sauté mode in medium.
2. Heat 2 tbsp ghee
3. Add Marinated chicken and sauté for 5 mins by covering with a glass lid.
4. Now cancel Saute mode.
5. Now press Manual mode and keep time as 10 mins and close the Insta Pot and seal the vent.
6. After 10 mins Open the lid after all the pressure is gone and you will see chicken with gravy.
7. Now add soaked and drained rice on top of chicken and spread.
8. Now add 3.5 cups of water ( as you have enough water in chicken already from gravy)
9. Add rest of your 2 tbsp ghee and check the salt and close the lid.
10. Now press Manual mode and keep time as 6 mins and close the Insta Pot and seal the vent.
11. After 10 mins, let manually release press with a spoon and open the lid and transfer rice to serving dish.
12. serve with your fav Raita.
(Optional) If you don’t have fried onions, you can add chopped onions here and fry them till light brown color.
(Optional) you can add 10 small baby potatoes while Marinating and cook with chicken.
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