Ministry of Curry· by Archana Mundhe★ 4.4 (805)

Instant Pot Chicken Biryani (Better Than Restaurant!)

Name: Instant Pot Chicken Biryani (Better Than Restaurant!)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons garam masala (Add 3 tsp for spicier Biryani); 1 tablespoon ginger paste; 1 tablespoon garlic paste; 1 tablespoon kashmiri red chili powder; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; ¼ cup mint leaves; ¼ cup cilantro (chopped ); 2 tablespoons lemon juice; ¾ cup plain yogurt; 2 teaspoons kosher salt; 2 pounds whole bone in chicken (skinless cut into 12 pieces (If using chicken thighs cut into 2 inch pieces)); 4 tablespoons ghee (divided); 2 large yellow onions (thinly sliced); 2 bay leaves; 3 cups extra long grain Basmati rice; 2 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 cups water; 1 teaspoon saffron mixed in 1 tablespoon warm milk; 6 eggs (hard boiled and shelled, optional); 1 jalapeno sliced into 8 wedges (optional for extra spicy **); 2 cups plain yogurt; 1 medium yellow onion (finely diced); 2 tomatoes (diced); ½ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 1h 20m total

Servings

Calories

27% of a 2,000 cal day

535KCAL

Protein

34g68% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat14g

18%

Saturated8g

39%

Unsaturated6g

—

Total Carbs69g

25%

Fiber2g

Total Sugars6g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch60g

—

Sodium1132mg

49%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Fragrant basmati rice layered with spiced chicken, caramelized onions, and fresh herbs cooked in a pressure cooker. A restaurant-quality one-pot biryani.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

2 tspgaram masala
1 tbspginger paste
1 tbspgarlic paste
1 tbspkashmiri red chili powder
½ tspground turmeric
¼ cupmint leaves
¼ cupcilantro — chopped
2 tbsplemon juice
¾ cupplain yogurt
2 tspkosher salt
2 lbwhole bone-in chicken — skinless, cut into 12 pieces, or chicken thighs
4 tbspghee
2large yellow onions — thinly sliced
2bay leaves
3 cupsextra long grain Basmati rice
2 tspkosher salt
3 cupswater
1 tspsaffron mixed in 1 tablespoon warm milk
6eggs — hard-boiled, shelled, optional
1jalapeno — optional
2 cupsplain yogurt
1medium yellow onion — finely diced
2tomatoes — diced
½ tspkosher salt
1 tbspcilantro — chopped

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Method

1h 20m total

Read the method on Ministry of CurryArchana Mundhe’s original page

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