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Simple Chicken Biriyani

Dhivya Krishna Kumar
Each bite is a delightful blend of savory chicken, fluffy rice, and a medley of spices that create a mouthwatering experience.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 4 pax

Equipment

  • 1 Pressure Cooker
  • 1 Spatula

Ingredients
  

  • Jeeraga Samba Rice - 2 cups
  • Water - 3 ½ cups
  • Chicken - ½ kg
  • Onion - 1 large size thinly sliced
  • Tomato - 2 medium finely chopped
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1 cup
  • Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
  • Biriyani Powder - 1 ½ tbsp
  • Salt - as required / 1 tbsp
  • Black Pepper - 1 tbsp
  • Corriander Leaves - Bunch / Handful
  • Ghee - 50 grams

Instructions
 

  • Place the pressure cooker and preheat it.
  • Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in the pressure cooker.
  • Add the finely chopped 1 large sized onion and sauté until they turns pale.
  • Add the 2 medium sized chopped tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes soften.
  • Add 1 tbsp of salt or required amount of salt to the tomato so that it can be smashed well.
  • Allow it to smash well.
  • Add the 1 cup of ginger garlic paste to the content and sauté for a minute until fragrant.
  • Add the ½ kg chicken pieces and cook for about 5-7 minutes.
  • Cook until it turns white.
  • Sprinkle 1 tbsp of red chilli powder and saute it for 5 minutes.
  • Now add 1 ½ tbsp of biriyani powder to the mixture and saute for 5 more minutes until raw smell goes.
  • Later add 1 tbsp of black pepper atlast and mix well for few minutes.
  • Saute it for a minute well until spices mixes well.
  • now add 2 cup of Jeeraga Samba rice.
  • Mix the rice with other sipces for few minutes.
  • At thi stage add 3 ½ cups of water.
  • Sprinkle hand full of the chopped coriander leaves over the chicken.
  • Allow it to boil for 5 minutes.
  • Add the 50 grams of ghee at this stage.
  • Close the lid and put whistle and pressure cook for 20 minutes or allow it to release 4 whistle.
  • Turn off the flame.
  • Wait until Pressure cooker release steam and then open.
  • Serve your delicious Chicken Biryani hot with raita (yogurt side dish) or salad. Enjoy!

Notes

Pictorial Guidance:

Place the pressure cooker and preheat it.
Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in the pressure cooker.
Add the finely chopped 1 large sized onion.
Sauté until they turns pale.
Add the 2 medium sized chopped tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes soften.
Add 1 tbsp of salt or required amount of salt to the tomato so that it can be smashed well.
Allow it to smash well.
Add the 1 cup of ginger garlic paste to the content.
Sauté for a minute until fragrant.
Add the ½ kg chicken pieces and cook for about 5-7 minutes.
Cook until it turns white.
Sprinkle 1 tbsp of red chilli powder and saute it for 5 minutes.
Now add 1 ½ tbsp of biriyani powder to the mixture and saute for 5 more minutes until raw smell goes.
Later add 1 tbsp of black pepper atlast and mix well for few minutes.
Saute it for a minute well until spices mixes well.
Now add 2 cup of Jeeraga Samba rice.
Mix the rice with other sipces for few minutes.
At thi stage add 3 ½ cups of water.
Sprinkle hand full of the chopped coriander leaves over the chicken.
Allow it to boil for 5 minutes.
Add the 50 grams of ghee at this stage.
Close the lid and put whistle and pressure cook for 20 minutes or allow it to release 4 whistle.
Turn off the flame.
Wait until Pressure cooker release steam and then open.
Serve your delicious Chicken Biryani hot with raita (yogurt side dish) or salad. Enjoy!
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