Chicken biryani in pressure cooker

Name: Chicken biryani in pressure cooker
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4-5 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 50 ml oil; as required Whole spices mixture; 1-2 Bay leaves; 2 finely sliced onions; 3-4 fresh green chillies; 1.5 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tomato pureed; 1/2 kg Marinated chicken; 1/2 kg basmati rice (soaked for 30 minutes and then strained); Handful chopped coriander leaves and torn mint leaves; 1 tbsp ghee; 1.5 tbsp biryani masala; as required Birista of 1 onion; as required Few drops of Kewra water; as needed Hot water; 3 Boiled eggs cut into thick roundels for garnish; as per taste Salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 3/4 tsp red chilli powder; 2-3 tbsp curd; 1 tbsp chicken masala; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

Hyderabad

This is a very easy chicken biryani recipe..
Do try when you are in a hurry..
#cookpad #biryani #chicken #ERC

Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

Hyderabad

This is a very easy chicken biryani recipe..
Do try when you are in a hurry..
#cookpad #biryani #chicken #ERC

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Ingredients

45 minutes

4-5 persons

50 mloil
as required Whole spices mixture
1-2Bay leaves
2finely sliced onions
3-4fresh green chillies
1.5 tbspginger garlic paste
1tomato pureed
1/2 kgMarinated chicken
1/2 kgbasmati rice (soaked for 30 minutes and then strained)
Handfulchopped coriander leaves and torn mint leaves
1 tbspghee
1.5 tbspbiryani masala
as required Birista of 1 onion
as required Few drops of Kewra water
as neededHot water
3Boiled eggs cut into thick roundels for garnish
Chicken marination with
as per taste Salt
1/2 tspturmeric powder
3/4 tsp red chilli powder
2-3 tbspcurd
1 tbspchicken masala
1 tbspginger garlic paste

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Steps

45 minutes

1

In a mixing bowl, marinate chicken with the above-mentioned ingredients for 1-2 hours in the fridge.
2

Next heat a pressure cooker with oil. Put bay leaf, whole spices, fresh green chillies and sliced onions.
As onion turns brownish, add ginger garlic paste.
Cook for some time. Then add the pureed tomato.
Cook for some more time.
Then add the marinated chicken. Mix well and cook till all masala and chicken combine well.
3

Next add the rice. Mix. Saute all together for some time.
Next add biryani masala. Give a nice gentle mix, be cautious else rice grains may break. Cook for some more time.
Next add hot water in the ratio 1:2.
4

Put coriander leaves, mint leaves. Add ghee. Put Kewra water. Give a nice mix. Check the salt. Add if needed. Now put the lid.
Cook in medium heat for 2 whistles.
5

Switch the flame off. Let it settle. Remove the cooker lid. Do not disturb the rice.
As it settles down, using a fork fluff up the rice.
6

Transfer the biryani into a serving plate. Put birista and boiled eggs on top.
Serve with kachumber and green chutney.

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Susmita Patnaik @SUSMITAAMOMMYCHEF

on May 02, 2022 13:47

Hyderabad

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