January 3, 2017

Fifteen Minutes Biriyani (Pressure Cooker)


Sufficient for 3


Ingredients

1. Basmathi rice or long rice 2 cups clean and soak in water drain
2. Chicken ½ kg. Clean and cut to curry size pieces*
3. Bombay onions 2 (medium size) cut to thin slices
4. Curd. ¼ cup
5. Tomatoes 2 (medium size)
6. Spices cardmon 3, cinnamon 1'', Cloves 5
7. Turmeric powder ½ tsp, Red chillies powder ½ tsp, Jeera ¼ tsp
8. Small onions 5, Green chilles 5, Ginger 1, Garlic 5 pods (or ginger garlic paste 1 tsp) - chop to small pieces
9. Corander leaves 2 tsp (shuredded)
10. Oil 5 table spoon, Dalda 3 table spoon
11.Salt to taste (1/2 tsp)
12. Garam masala powder ½ tsp

Method
Take a 5 or 6 litre pressure cooker. Put half of oil in it saut the spices.
Put the chopped items and sauté till good aroma comes out.
Put powdered items.
Put the meat and cover it with curd, tomatoes and balance of oil and salt and pour in to the cooker.
Put rice on it cover and pressure cook for 5 minutes leave it.
When the pressure comes down open and sprinkle the rest of coriander leaves.

Optional
On opening you can sprinkle 2 table spoons of rose water with few shreds of saffon in it.

An Easy side dish
Chop Bombay onion (one) and a green chillie. Mix with ½ cup of curd and salt. Sprinkle coriander leaves over it 


* Timing fit for tender mutton also. Increase time by another 10 minutes if not tender (Dont forget to add water to make up for the increase in time).