Chicken Biriyani | Pressure Cooker method

Easy delicious Chicken biriyani prepared in pressure cooker....

Prep Time : 30 mins (inclusive of Marination time:30 mins and rice soaking time: 30 mins)
Cook Time :20 mins
Serves: 3

Ingredients:
To Temper:

• 2 bay leaf
• 3 green cardamoms
• 4 to 6 cloves 

For Marination:

• 2 tbsp curd/ yogurt
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Other Ingredients:

• 750 gms chicken with bone,skinless
• 2 cups of basmati rice or Raw rice
• 2 medium onion, sliced
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 pod garlic
• 2 inch piece ginger
• 1 handful mint leaves 
• 1 handful coriander leaves
• 1 green chilli, slit
• Salt as needed
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp ghee

Preparation:

• Wash Chicken and marinate with all the ingredients given to marinate.Rest it for 30 mins.
• Wash the rice and soak in water for 30 mins and drain the water.
• Grind ginger,garlic into fine paste and then add the mint and coriander leaves and grind.

Method:

• Heat Oil & ghee in a cooker and add in the spices. Cinnamon, Cloves and Cardamom. 
• Add in the onions,green chilli and saute until the onions are soft.
• Add in the ground paste and fry for 2 mins.
• Add the tomatoes,saute the mixture until tomatoes gets mushy.
• Add the marinated chicken and saute for a minute to coat the chicken with the spices and the color slightly changes to pale.
• Cover the cooker with lid and cook on medium flame for 10 mins.Cook till the mixture turns thick and dry. By now the chicken should be almost cooked soft.
• Add little salt , as already salt is added to marination.
• Pour 4 cups of water(for 2 cups of rice) to the chicken, bring it to a boil.
• Add the drained rice to the cooker.
• Cook till very little water is left.  
• Cover pressure cooker with a lid and cook in medium flame for 1 whistle and keep in low flame for 5 mins and then switch off the flame.
• Let the pressure go down. Fluff up the rice with a fork and transfer it immediately to a wide utensil to prevent turning mushy.
• Sprinkle some coriander leaves.   
• Serve with onion raita or Chicken fry or any Non veg gravies.

Note:
Marination time depends on your convenience. The longer you marinate, the softer chicken it yields. At least 30 mins to 1 hour is suggested. You can also marinate the previous night or for few hours and refrigerate.
If you dont have time to marinate,you can add all the ingredients directly in the cooker after frying tomatoes except the lemon juice
Instead of grinding you can add chopped coriander and mint leaves.