Chicken Biryani
Directions
- 1Add some oil to the Instant Pot.
- 2Add some oil to the Instant Pot.
- 3Add some oil to the Instant Pot.
- 4Add sliced onions and let them brown.
- 5Add sliced onions and let them brown.
- 6Add sliced onions and let them brown.
- 7Add ginger garlic paste.
- 8Add ginger garlic paste.
- 9Add ginger garlic paste.
- 10Sauté for a couple of minutes.
- 11Sauté for a couple of minutes.
- 12Sauté for a couple of minutes.
- 13Add chopped tomatoes and sauté that for a couple of minutes.
- 14Add chopped tomatoes and sauté that for a couple of minutes.
- 15Add chopped tomatoes and sauté that for a couple of minutes.
- 16Scrape up the bottom to avoid the instant pot food burn warning.
- 17Scrape up the bottom to avoid the instant pot food burn warning.
- 18Scrape up the bottom to avoid the instant pot food burn warning.
- 19Add the chicken and saute them for a couple of minutes.
- 20Add the chicken and saute them for a couple of minutes.
- 21Add the chicken and saute them for a couple of minutes.
- 22Add half a packet of a biryani masala.
- 23Add half a packet of a biryani masala.
- 24Add half a packet of a biryani masala.
- 25Scrape up the bottom.
- 26Scrape up the bottom.
- 27Scrape up the bottom.
- 28Add some plain yogurt.
- 29Add some plain yogurt.
- 30Add some plain yogurt.
- 31Sauté for a couple of minutes.
- 32Sauté for a couple of minutes.
- 33Sauté for a couple of minutes.
- 34Add the washed and drained rice and one potato.
- 35Add the washed and drained rice and one potato.
- 36Add the washed and drained rice and one potato.
- 37Mix that up.
- 38Mix that up.
- 39Mix that up.
- 40Add three cups of hot water.
- 41Add three cups of hot water.
- 42Add three cups of hot water.
- 43Add half a teaspoon of salt.
- 44Add half a teaspoon of salt.
- 45Add half a teaspoon of salt.
- 46Add the lid and make sure it's locked into place, put the vent into the sealing position and turn the Instant Pot on the rice setting for 12 minutes.
- 47Add the lid and make sure it's locked into place, put the vent into the sealing position and turn the Instant Pot on the rice setting for 12 minutes.
- 48Add the lid and make sure it's locked into place, put the vent into the sealing position and turn the Instant Pot on the rice setting for 12 minutes.
- 49Allow it to rest for an additional 8 to 10 minutes after it's done pressure cooking to allow the rice to steam a bit.
- 50Allow it to rest for an additional 8 to 10 minutes after it's done pressure cooking to allow the rice to steam a bit.
- 51Allow it to rest for an additional 8 to 10 minutes after it's done pressure cooking to allow the rice to steam a bit.
- 52Add some fresh cilantro on top.
- 53Add some fresh cilantro on top.
- 54Add some fresh cilantro on top.
Ingredients
- oil
- oil
- oil
- 0.5 of an onion
- 0.5 of an onion
- 0.5 of an onion
- 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
- 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
- 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
- 2 small tomatoes
- 2 small tomatoes
- 2 small tomatoes
- 1.5 pounds chicken breast
- 1.5 pounds chicken breast
- 1.5 pounds chicken breast
- 0.5 packet Shan Bombay biryani masala
- 0.5 packet Shan Bombay biryani masala
- 0.5 packet Shan Bombay biryani masala
- plain yogurt
- plain yogurt
- plain yogurt
- 2.5 cups Sela basmati rice
- 2.5 cups Sela basmati rice
- 2.5 cups Sela basmati rice
- 1 potato
- 1 potato
- 1 potato
- 3 cups hot water
- 3 cups hot water
- 3 cups hot water
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- cilantro
- cilantro
- cilantro
Equipment
Instant Pot
Tips
- Adding yogurt to the masala will help to tenderize the meat.
- Adding hot water will just allow it to pressurize faster.