Spicy Chicken Biyani

I usually make biyanis in dum style. But my Mom and MIL always make it in the pressure cooker. Since dum biyani calls for at least 3 different pans, I wanted to try the pressure cooker way. My plan was to make mutton biryani from Live to Eat. Since I did not get decent mutton, I made the Spicy Chicken Biryani from Cooking 4 All seasons. I did modify the recipe a teeny weeny bit because I did not have mint and I had to make the recipe for 8 people. Here is how I made it

Spicy Chicken Biryani

Ingredients

For Marinade:

Chicken - 1 lb

Yogurt - 1 cup

Chili powder - 2 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder a pinch

Garlic - 4 - 5 pods

Ginger - 1 inch

Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup

For Rice:

Basmati Rice - 2 1/2 cup

Onions - 2.5

Green chillies - 4

Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tsp

Cinnamon - 2"

Bay leaf - 1

Cloves - 4

Cardamom - 2

Salt to taste

Oil - 1 tbsp

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Instructions

1. Clean chicken and cut into required pieces
2. Grind coriander leaves, ginger and garlic into a coarse paste
3. Mix the chicken with yogurt, chili pwd, coriander pwd, turmeric pwd and the cori-ginger-garlic paste. Leave it for 15 - 20 mins



4. Clean and soak the rice for 15 mins
5. Slice onions and chilies lengthwise
6. Heat ghee and oil in a pressure cooker
7. Add the whole spices and fry for 15 secs
8. Add the sliced onions
9. Fry till light brown
10. Add ginger- garlic paste and chilies
11. Fry till the raw smell goes away
12. Add the chicken along with the marinade
13. Cook in high flame for 5 mins and simmer till oil comes out
14. Add the rice and mix
15. Add 5 cups of water and salt
16. Turn the flame to high and bring it to boil
17. Close the cooker and place the weight once the steam comes out forcefully
18. Lower the flame and cook for 12 mins
19. Switch off the flame and open the cooker once the pressure is off by itself

The biryani was spicy and tasty. I am definitely make it again. I served it with mutton cutlets and onion raitha. I'm sending this for One-Pot wonders hosted by Pavani at Cook's hideout .