# Chicken Biryani

An easy and flavorful Pakistani chicken biryani made in an instant pot.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- oil
- 0.5 of an onion
- 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
- 2 small tomatoes
- 1.5 pounds chicken breast
- 0.5 packet Shan Bombay biryani masala
- plain yogurt
- 2.5 cups Sela basmati rice
- 1 potato
- 3 cups hot water
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- cilantro

## Instructions

1. Add some oil to the Instant Pot.
2. Add sliced onions and let them brown.
3. Add ginger garlic paste.
4. Sauté for a couple of minutes.
5. Add chopped tomatoes and sauté that for a couple of minutes.
6. Scrape up the bottom to avoid the instant pot food burn warning.
7. Add the chicken and saute them for a couple of minutes.
8. Add half a packet of a biryani masala.
9. Scrape up the bottom.
10. Add some plain yogurt.
11. Sauté for a couple of minutes.
12. Add the washed and drained rice and one potato.
13. Mix that up.
14. Add three cups of hot water.
15. Add half a teaspoon of salt.
16. Add 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.
17. Allow it to rest for an additional 8 to 10 minutes after it's done pressure cooking to allow the rice to steam a bit.
18. Add some fresh cilantro on top.

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjALtdJV/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0eec0866-8532-4f02-afb3-2f0c41b700c2
- Extracted: 2025-05-04

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