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Chicken Biryani in Pressure Cooker

Pressure Cooker Chicken Biryani is one of those quick biryanis you can make and that still tastes as wonderful as your regular laboriously cooked biryani.
Course Main Dish - Rice
Cuisine South Indian
By Cook Method Pressure Cooker
Occasion Weekend Special
By Diet Non Vegetarian
Dish Type Chicken Dishes
Author Srivalli

Ingredients

For the Chicken marinade

  • 1/2 kg Chicken
  • 1/2 cup Curds /Yogurt
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
  • 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • A Pinch Turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/2 Lemon
  • Mint Leaves handful

For the Rice

  • 2 cups Rice
  • 1 cup Onions Fried
  • 1/4 cup Milk
  • 1 Anise Star
  • 1/2 tsp Shah Jeera
  • 2 Clove
  • 1 Cinnamon
  • 1 Cardamom
  • 1 Mace
  • 1 Marati Moggu
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1 Green Chillies
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

For making the Rice:

  • Wash and soak rice for 30 mins. Bring a pot of water to boiil, add the rice, salt and 1 tsp oil. Bring to boil, switch off right away and drain the water. Fluff the rice to make it separate.

For the Chicken Marinade:

  • Wash and cut chicken boneless pieces into bite size. Take it in a bowl and add all the ingredients for the marinade. Mix and marinate for 45 mins.

Assembling and making the Biryani

  • Deep fry the onion julinnes, remove and keep it aside.
  • In a pressure Cooker, add butter, when it starts melting, add all the whole spices, saute well and then add chopped green chilies. Now add chicken along with the marinade. Simmer and cook for 5 mins.
  • Spread the chicken pieces properly, then on top, add the fried onions, next add the par boiled rice, sprinkle one ladleful milk. Do not stir or mix the layers. Now cover with lid and pressure cook for 1 whistle.
  • Switch off and place the cooker over a tawa and dum cook for 15 min.
  • Let the pressure fall down, transfer to a bowl, and serve.

Notes

Though you notice that there is only the curds and milk added for liquid, the chicken gets cooked and the bottom didn't get burnt. If you want to have coloured grains, you can mix any food colour in some part of the milk and sprinkle before pressure cooking.
Do not mix the rice with chicken, you can mix while eating.
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