Tuesday, August 31, 2010

easy chicken biryani in a pressure cooker

marinate half a kilo of chicken with the following for about an hour:

salt - to taste
1 teaspoon of turmeric powder
1 tablespoon of chilli podwer
1 tablespoon of coriander powder
1 tablespoon of chicken or biryani or garam masala

soak a quarter kilo of basmati rice in warm water for an hour.

heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and 1 tablespoon of ghee is a thick bottomed pressure cooker. Add cinnamon bark, cloves, bay leaves, and cardamom, stir once, then add 1 large or 2 medium chopped onions to this. Fry till golden brown, then add 1 tablespoon of ginger and 1 tablespoon of garlic paste. Once cooked, add the marinated chicken and 3-5 slit green chillies. Close cooker and steam till one whistle, then switch off. once the cooker can be opened, add 3-4 chopped tomatoes and the soaked rice to the cooker, adjust water, stir well, then close and steam till one whistle again.

garnish with coriander and mint leaves, and lemon juice.

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