Pressure Cooker Chicken Biriyani | Kozhi Biryani

Ingredientsfor 2 servings

• 1 cup Rice
• 250 g Chicken
• 2 nos Onion — chopped
• 2 nos Tomato — chopped
• 1/4 cup Curd
• 1/4 cup Mint leaves Pudhina
• 1/4 cup Coriander leaves
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 2 nos Cloves (Grambu)
• 2 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
• 1" stick Cinnamon (Karugapatta)
• 1 tsp Ginger Paste
• 1 tsp Garlic paste
• 5 nos Cashew nuts
• 1/4 tsp Poppy seeds Khashakhasha
• 1/4 cup Ghee
• 2 nos Green chillies paste
• Salt, to taste

Preparation

1. Step 1

   For preparing the spicy dish, first soak rice in water for about 15 minutes and then drain.

2. Step 2

   Fry the rice in little ghee and set aside.

3. Step 3

   Heat remaining ghee in a pressure cooker.

4. Step 4

   Fry the onions, spices, tomato, ginger paste, garlic paste, green chillies paste, coriander leaves, mint leaves and turmeric powder, until the oil comes on top.

5. Step 5

   Grind together cashews and poppy seeds with little water.

6. Step 6

   Mix the cashew-poppy seeds paste with the curd.

7. Step 7

   Add the drained chicken bits and curd mixture into the boiling masala and Stir everything together thoroughly.

8. Step 8

   Add enough salt to it.

9. Step 9

   On top of this, spread the rice and add about 2 cups of water.

10. Step 10

    Put the lid on and cook with the weight on, until you hear 1 whistle. Open the cooker while still hot and transfer the contents into a vessel.

11. Step 11

    Pressure Cooker Chicken Biriyani with raitha and pappad. Relish the dish with your family and loved ones.