COOKER CHICKEN BIRIYANI

Cooker Chicken Biriyani

Ingredients

• Jeerekashala rice - 4 cups
• Water - 6 cups
• Chicken -1 kg
• Cloves-6
• Cardamom-4
• Cinnamon-1
• Bay leaves-1
• Green chilli – 5-6 crushed
• Crushed ginger-1 big piece
• Crushed garlic-7-8 cloves
• Onion-4 large thinly sliced
• Red chilli powder - 1 tsp or to taste
• Garam Masala powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander Powder – ½ tbsp
• Pepper powder-1/2 tsp
• Tomato-2 chopped
• Coriander Leaves-1/2 cup
•  Yogurt -1 cup
• Cashew nuts-few
• Raisins-few
• Oil+ghee-3tbsp
• Fried onion-1 /4 cup
• Salt –as required

Method

STEP-1

Wash and Soak the jeerekashala rice around 30 minutes. Then drain it and set aside.

STEP-2

 In a pressure cooker heat oil and ghee, Fry some cashews and raisins in that till golden. Drain them and set aside.

STEP-3

 Now in the same oil, crackle all the seasoning ingredients (cloves,cardamom,cinnamon and bay leaves) 

STEP-4

 Add onion. Saute till it become translucent.

STEP-5

Add crushed ginger, garlic and green chilly.saute it for 2 minutes in low flame.

STEP-6

 Add spice powders (turmeric powder, red chilly powder and coriander powder), sauté it in each addition.

STEP-7

 Add tomatoes, saute it about 2 minutes.

STEP-8

 Add yogurt along with pepper powder and garam masala .

Give a good mix.

STEP-9

 Now add chicken pieces along with chopped coriander leaves and salt. Saute it for 10 minutes till the chicken is well coated in the masala.

STEP-10

 Add in the soaked rice and combine well. Pour in 6 cups of water and season with some salt and mix well.

STEP-11

 Now bring this mixture to a boil and reduce the flame, cover the pressure cooker and cook it for 1 whistle, then simmer the flame and cook for 15 minutes. Now turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. 

STEP-12

 Once cooked, open the pressure cooker and fluff it with a fork. 

Garnish with fried cashew and raisins and sprinkle some coriander leaves.

COOKER BIRIYANI