I am in a mood to go back into my shell. A butterfly never goes back to its cocoon, right? But sometimes, everybody likes to retreat into its own self. Many a times, people like me who love to talk and be around people all the time do not realize the importance of having some quality time with self – absolutely going to say, some serious soul searching. It shocks me beyond words as to how your closest people can get you out-rightly wrong and think about you in a way which you could never ever have imagined. It gets me thinking then, either they are taking me wrong or I have projected myself in a wrong way. As I look forward to Ramadan to get into some internal assessments and modifications, even though I have no intention of changing the way I am, maybe a little more polishing of my internal thought process is what I am looking for. I only pray that Allah gives me the patience to go through it all… I have always felt, that nobody in this world will ever understand you completely, not even the people who you call or call themselves as your “soulmates”, except the One who has fashioned you, and indeed He understands, completely….
Off to another biriyani recipe before we close into a week where Ramadan may start, InShaAllah… I have already published a pressure cooker version before, which is really simple. This does take some time to make, but still not as much time as a complete normal biriyani would take. What I loved about it was the ground masala, which gives an awesome flavor to this jhatpat biriyani. Let’s have a look at the way it is made… Adapted from here
Pressure Cooker Chicken Biriyani ~ Version #2
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 800 gm chicken cut and cleaned
- 2 1/2 cups basmati rice washed and soaked for 30 minutes
- FOR PASTE:
- 3/4 cup packed coriander and mint leaves, combined
- 2 green chillies
- 2 cardamom
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- FOR MASALA:
- 2 onions thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 tbsp ghee
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 large tomato chopped
- 2 tbsp oil
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp whole masalas cardamom, peppercorn, cloves, star anise
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 small pc cinnamon
- 900 ml warm water
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Grind the masala into a smooth paste by adding little water. Add to the chicken along with yogurt and turmeric and marinate for ten minutes.
- Fry the onion till brown in the ghee. Drain the onion and reserve the ghee.
- Heat a wide saucepan. Add the oil. Add the chicken with marination, fried onion and tomato with some salt and cook on closed lid on medium-high flame for 5 minutes. The stock will ooze out.
- Now increase the flame to high on open and cook till the water is completely evaporated and masala coats the chicken. It is not necessary that the chicken is fully cooked.
- In a pressure cooker, add the reserved ghee. Fry all the whole spices for a minute, then add the drained rice. Saute for a minute.
- Add the chicken masala and water. Adjust the salt. Cook on high flame for 1 whistle, reduce the flame and cook for another five minutes.
- Switch off and allow the pressure to go by itself. Fluff up using a fork and serve hot with raita and pickle!
Yummy and easy recipe raff Me to tried making biriyani in pressure cooker last week it was gud, your recipe is different (Y)
Thank you so much Aara…
Luks yummy…
Thank you so much Razina…
Looks delicious…
Thank you so much Ree…
Time saving yummy biryani…visit my space too…event and giveaway going on
Thank you so much Amrita…
Delicious biriyani…
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Thank you so much Kurinji…
so flavorful and yum!
Thank you so much Beulah…
Hi Rafeeda, I love biryani. Yours look really awesome. Wish I can have some now. :))
Best regards.
Thank you so much Amelia… 🙂
looks yumm..
Thank you so much Lisha…
Yummy and easy biryani . love it
Thank you so much Beena…
0hhh yummm ..the chicken looks really tender and melt in the mouth plus an easy recipe,should try it one day.
Thank you so much Meena…
Love those flavors and scent from the herbs and yes, to another delicious rice dish. If I'm not mistaken, fasting begins tomorrow over here.
Fasting has started today over here, Nava… thanks a lot dear…
Looks yumm and very easy to prepare….rainy season is going to come.. nalla choodulla kothippikunna biriyanii aara vendannu paraya…. ennikku vayya…vaayyil oru kappal odenna thonnunne
Thank you so much Preetha chechi…
not the biggest fan of pressure cookers, for some reason I am a bit nervous around them hehe your biryani looks delicious and hope you have a peaceful fasting month 🙂
Thank you so much Nammi… 🙂
the chicken looks yummy and my favorite dear.am back now rafee,yeh
Thank you so much Ramya… welcome back dear… hope to see u more in action…
looks yummy..happy to follow you
Thank you so much Remya…
Drooling here.Thanks for the invite.
Thank you so much Shobana…
wow..thats super quick version,drooling here ….
Thank you so much Julie…
That plate of birynai is just inviting me, my Husband love briyani with pickle.
Thank you so much Priya…