Pressure Cooker Chicken Biryani

Easy and quick Pressure Cooker Chicken Biryani, delicious tender chunks of chicken cooked with rice & Indian spices in a Pressure King Pro (or Instant Pot) to create an authentic takeaway style curry for all to enjoy at home.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Olive oil
- 1 Onion (Diced)
- 3 Chicken Thighs (chopped into bite-size pieces)
- 1 tbsp Garlic Puree (or 3 cloves minced)
- 2 tsp Chilli Puree (or 2 bird eye chillies chopped)
- 2 Bay Leaf
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- 5 Cardamon Pods
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Ground Coriander
- 1 tsp Ground Allspice
- 2 tsp Ground Cumin
- 2 tsp Paprika
- 450 ml Vegetable Stock
- 300 grams Basmati Rice
- 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander (or dried coriander leaf)
Instructions
- 1
Place the pressure cooker on fry/saute mode and fry the onion with olive oil for 5 Minutes
- 2
Add the Garlic, Chilli, Chicken, stir.
- 3
Add all the spices and fry for 5 minutes until chicken has browned. Turn off fry mode.
- 4
Place the rice on top adding 450ml of vegetable stock and stir all together
- 5
Secure the lid, close the valve and cook on manual/pressure cooker mode for 8 minutes, let it release naturally for 10 minutes, then open the valve to release the remaining pressure.
- 6
The cinnamon stick, bay leaves and cardamom pods should have all floated to the top! Remove them before stirring all together.
- 7
Serve up and sprinkle some fresh coriander on top and enjoy!!
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