Instant Pot Aloo Biryani

Name: Instant Pot Aloo Biryani
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Basmati rice-; 2 Diced Potatoes medium; 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste; 2 Sliced onions; 2 Chopped tomatoes medium Slit; 4 green chillies; 2 Bay leaves-; 4 Cloves-; 2 Cardamom pods-; 1 Star anise -; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder-; 1/2 inch Cinnamon stick-; 1 tsp Shahi Jeera –; 2 tsp Biryani masala-; 2tsp Red chilli powder -; 2 tbsp Ghee-; 2 tbsp Oil; as per taste Salt

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Ingredients

20 minutes

2 people

2 cupsBasmati rice-
2Diced Potatoes medium
2 tspGinger garlic paste
2Sliced onions
2Chopped tomatoes medium Slit
4green chillies
2Bay leaves-
4Cloves-
2Cardamom pods-
1Star anise -
1/2 tspTurmeric powder-
1/2 inchCinnamon stick-
1 tspShahi Jeera –
2 tspBiryani masala-
2tspRed chilli powder -
2 tbspGhee-
2 tbspOil
as per taste Salt

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Steps

20 minutes

1

First, wash and soak basmati rice in plenty of water for 15 minutes. Once the 15minutes are over, drain the water from the rice and keep it aside.Now, place the inner pot inside of the instant pot and switch on the saute mode. Once the inner pot is hot, add ghee, oil and add shah jeera along with cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom pods.
2

Next add the diced potatoes along with sliced onions, green chillies and sauté them till onions, potatoes change their colour.
Then add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes. Next add chopped tomatoes along with biryani powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and sauté for a minute.
3

Add yoghurt, mix well and fry for 2-3 minutes on low flame.Drain the water from the rice and add to the pressure and mix everything gently so that you don’t break the grains.Add 2 ¼ cups of water and adjust the salt according to your taste. Mix well.Cancel the sauté mode.
4

Then close the lid and keep the valve in sealing mode. Select pressure cook mode and set to high pressure for 5 minutes.Once the cooking time is done, allow 10 minutes and release the pressure manually.Finally, gently fluff the rice with a spoon.