Recipe: Appetizing Chicken Biryani Made in Instant Pot

Chicken Biryani Made in Instant Pot. Instant Pot Chicken Biryani - The epitome of an one-pot meal made with aromatic basmati rice, tender chicken, spices and herbs that is cooked over low heat for the most delectable flavors. This Instant Pot Chicken Biryani may not look that impressive, but let me tell you, it is so tasty, with such complex flavors, I doubt I'll be going out for chicken biryani any time soon! Authentic and flavorful chicken biryani ready to eat in an hour?

With my recipe + your Instant Pot, you can make a one-pot recipe that is. Biryani rice is typically made with. On the Instant Pot Sauté setting, melt the butter. You can cook Chicken Biryani Made in Instant Pot using 22 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken Biryani Made in Instant Pot

1. You need 1 of large chicken cut into medium pieces.
2. You need 1 cup of yogurt.
3. You need 1/2 tsp of Tumeric.
4. It's 1 tsp of chilli powder or to taste.
5. You need 1 tsp of green chilli paste.
6. It's 3 tsp of garlic ginger paste.
7. It's 1 tsp of salt or to taste.
8. Prepare 3 tsp of coriander and cumin powder mix.
9. It's 3 of medium onions slices.
10. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
11. It's 4 tbsp of Butter.
12. You need 1 tsp of whole cumin.
13. Prepare of Bay leaves 3.
14. It's 1/2 stick of cinnamon (Tuj).
15. It's 3/4 of cloves.
16. Prepare 3 of whole cardamom.
17. It's 2 cups of rice.
18. Prepare 1 cup of water with 1/2 tsp salt added.
19. You need Pinch of saffron mixed in 1 tsp of milk.
20. You need of Garam masala for garnish.
21. You need of Coriander for garnish.
22. Prepare of Boiled eggs optional.

Chicken Biryani in Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. This is a one-pot Chicken Biryani, with fragrant rice and tender chicken pieces cooked in spices and caramelized onions. When this biryani was cooking, the whole house had the fragrance of the amazing something cooking in the pot. Traditional chicken biryani made in an Instant Pot® cuts down on time but not flavor.

Chicken Biryani Made in Instant Pot step by step

1. 1st wash and soak your rice.
2. In bowl mix yogurt and all the powdered spices Tumeric chilli coriander cumin powder & garlic ginger and chilli paste salt 1tsp. Set chicken aside in fridge once mix well.
3. Cut you onions into slices.
4. On sauté mode add your butter and whole spices cumin tuj etc and once butter is melted add the onions.
5. Once the onions have caramelised add the chicken. Chicken releases it’s own water so don’t add any water. Cook on pressure cooker mode for 5 mins..
6. IP take few mins to build up the pressure then the timer starts. Soon as it’s done do a quick release.
7. #Tip with instant pot when cooking onions and releasing pressure I place mine carefully on my cooker. So I can have the extractor on. Doing this near a open window also helps with the steam always be careful releasing the steam.
8. Once the pressure is released open lid carefully and give your chicken a stir there should be around 1 cup of chicken broth in there already..
9. Add rice saffron and a tablespoon of butter but not essential, and another 1/2 tsp of salt added to the cup of water & mix. Make sure rice is under water.
10. Cook again for 5 mins on pressure cook mode and then do a quick release again biryani should be done perfectly or almost done.
11. #Tip if yours looks like it needs couple more mins meaning your rice isn’t quite done or you see bit of water still then just close the lid and leave it to cook in the heat. The IP plate stays hot for a while so even a hour later the Biryani will still be hot.
12. Add Garam masala coriander to garnish either serve directly from IP or transfer into a dish and then garnish.
13. I boil my eggs separately in my egg boiler. I will deshell and add once the biryani is cooked but this step is optional.
14. I have added 2tsp of salt to this dish however the amount is optional to your taste.
15. Serve with Yogart Raita...recipe separate listing.

Drain rice and remove marinated chicken from the refrigerator. Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®), select Saute function, and add ghee. Express Chicken biryani made in the Instant Pot, most flavorful and made effortlessly… Making Chicken biryani in the IP had been on my top to do list ever since I got the IP. Finally, that happened and let me tell you this is the best testing biryani- much much flavorful and made without much effort. For extra spicy biryani, add sliced green chiles.