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Pressure Cooker Chicken Biryani / One Pot Biryani – Ramzan Special Recipes

August 9, 2013 By Aarthi 77 Comments

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Making Biryani can never get easier than this. I love biryani and make them more often than anything else. You can check out my biryani making days here. Most of the time it is made in a pressure cooker, but somedays i feel like having the royal taste of authentic biryani, so go for the layered dum version. Check out my veg dum biryani, hyderabadi dum biryani, dum chicken kofta biryani and mughlai chicken biryani, Fish Dum Biryani.

This biryani is one of the tried and tested recipe of so many decades. Because i have made this more times than i remember. It is so simple to make, but i found that the flavours marry so well when we make biryani like this than layering it.

If you dont like the whole spices catching in your mouth, when you eat. Then you can try out my chicken biryani recipe, where i included a tips for that.

 
Preparation Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 45 mins
Serves – 4 to 5


Ingredients:
Basmati Rice – 2 cups
Water – 3 cups
Chicken -1/2 kg
Onion-2 large thinly sliced
Tomato-1
Green chilli – 4 slitted
Ginger Garlic Paste – 3 tblspn
Pandan Leaves / Brinji Ilai – 1
Coriander Leaves-1/2 cup
Mint leaves- 1/2  cup
Thick Unsour Curd / Yogurt -1 cup
Red chilli powder – 2 tsp or to taste
Garam Masala powder – 1 tblspn
Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
Coriander Powder / Malli podi – 1 tblspn
Cumin Powder / Jeera Podi – 1 tsp
Cashew-2 tblspn
Raisans-2 tblspn
Oil – 3 tblspn
Ghee – 3 tblspn
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice as needed 

For Seasoning:

Cumin seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf – 1 tsp

Cinnamon / Pattai – 1 small stick
Cloves / Krambu – 5
Cardamom / Yelakai – 5 crushed
Bay Leaf – 1

Method:
Wash and Soak the basmati rice for around 30 min,Then drain it and set aside.
In a pressure cooker heat oil and ghee, Fry some cashews and raisans in that til golden. Drain them and set aside.

Now in the same oil, crackle all the seasoning ingredients and pandan leaves.

Add in the onion, green chilli and fry on a low heat till brown.

Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.

Add in tomatoes, spice powders, coriander leaves and mint leaves. Mix this well.

Add in yogurt and give a good mix. Now throw in the chicken pieces and saute it for 10 mins till the chicken is well coated in the masala.

Add
in the soaked Basmati rice and combine well. Pour in 3 cups of water and season with some salt and mix well
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 mins. Now turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. 
Once cooked, open the pressure cooker and fluff it with a fork. You can squeeze some lemon juice at this point and mix well.

Garnish with Fried Cashew and Raisans and sprinkle some coriander leaves.

Serve it with Onion and Tomato Raita.



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Pictorial:

Take all your ingredients
Soak rice
Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker
Fry some cashews and raisans
Remove and set aside
Crackle in whole spices
Add in a pandan leaf
Add in onions and green chillies
Saute till golden
Add in ginger garlic paste
give a good mix
add in tomatoes
herbs
spice powders
toss well
pour in yogurt
give a good mix
Add the chicken pieces
Toss well with the masala
Add the drained rice
mix well with the masala
Pour in water
Bring this to a boil
Once it reaches a boil
cover and cook as per method
Once done fluff up the rice..
Garnish with nuts, lemon juice and serve

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  1. Venisri Senthan

    August 9, 2013 at 6:10 am

    Never used pressure cooker before…your briyani looks amazing dear! So yumm 😉

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  2. Rumana Ambrin

    August 9, 2013 at 10:31 am

    Even I cook briyani in pressure cooker.. Delicious..

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  3. Anu Shoj

    August 9, 2013 at 10:57 am

    yum yum…inviting biriyani….

    New Post at Anu's – Spinach Poori with Mirchi Chole
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  4. Coral Crue

    August 9, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    this looks extremely yummy
    Eid Mubarak to everyone!

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  5. azmi

    August 9, 2013 at 5:53 pm

    I like the way you describe it with pictures. I absolutely love it !

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  6. azmi

    August 9, 2013 at 5:54 pm

    I really appreciate the way you describe with pictures.. loving it absolutely !

    Reply
  7. Krithi Karthi

    August 9, 2013 at 6:29 pm

    You are really a doll dear… lovely recipe..
    How are you doing?
    Dish It Out – Onions & Chillis

    Reply
  8. Charles

    August 10, 2013 at 2:01 am

    How long should it cook for, roughly? I have a pressure cooker but almost never use it so I have no idea really!

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  9. Aarthi

    August 10, 2013 at 3:47 am

    @Charles Cook it for 1 whistle and simmer for 15 mins. or You should cook it on very low heat for 20 to 25 mins.

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  10. Aarthi

    August 10, 2013 at 3:48 am

    @Krithi KarthiThanks krithi, i am good..How r u

    Reply
  11. Nisha

    August 10, 2013 at 10:03 pm

    Bookmarked , Very nicely done

    Reply
  12. Anonymous

    August 27, 2013 at 10:15 am

    pl give the measurements in grams.Is cup measurements are US standard measurement?How much rice & water you have taken in grams & ml respectively?

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  13. Aarthi

    August 28, 2013 at 1:37 am

    @Anonymous I have taken 500 grams of rice, 750 ml of water

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  14. Savitha Francis

    September 27, 2013 at 9:58 pm

    Hi Aarti,

    Ur biriyani looks yum! Pls let me know where did u get tat pandan leaves?! tat isn't easily available in the market!

    Reply
  15. Aarthi

    September 28, 2013 at 2:40 am

    @Savitha FrancisPandan leaf grows in our garden. You can use dry bay leaf instead of pandan

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  16. Unknown

    October 27, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    I tried.. it was amazing aarthi.. I m impressed by ur recipes 🙂

    Reply
  17. Swathi Eada

    April 10, 2014 at 5:09 am

    Love the Pics! So tempting. I have never tried biryani in a pressure cooker i use the oven. I will definately try this recipe.

    Reply
  18. Anonymous

    May 23, 2014 at 4:31 am

    can i knw d basmati rice brand u have used..i never used basmati rice…

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  19. Aarthi

    May 26, 2014 at 11:45 am

    @AnonymousI used india gate or kohinoor

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  20. Abby

    August 15, 2014 at 10:10 pm

    Wow!!! Very impressed !!!!
    Do you have more recipes in pressure cook ?????

    Reply
  21. Aarthi

    August 16, 2014 at 3:27 pm

    @Abby
    check my index
    http://yummytummyrecipeindex.blogspot.in/

    Reply
  22. Ruch

    September 28, 2014 at 8:03 am

    Looks delicious, and easier than dum, gonna try it after navratras.

    Reply
  23. Anonymous

    September 28, 2014 at 9:41 am

    Love the idea but chicken cooked like this doesn't smell bad? We do lot of bhunaee of chicken with ginger garlic paste to do away the smell…

    Reply
  24. Anonymous

    November 16, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    Can I use a regular cooking pot instead of pressure cooker? What's the purpose of pressure cooker bcoz chicken easily get cook not like beef or any other meat.

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  25. Aarthi

    November 17, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    @AnonymousNo it wont

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  26. Aarthi

    November 17, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    @AnonymousYes u can use normal pot,

    Reply
  27. Anonymous

    December 15, 2014 at 12:47 am

    This is by far my favorite biryani recipe. The only thing is my rice is overcooked so i cooked 1 whistle then cooked without lid. Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe

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  28. fathima

    January 10, 2015 at 3:58 pm

    Tried this recipe today….came out wonderfully good…..thanks for recipe…..

    Reply
  29. Anonymous

    January 11, 2015 at 6:05 pm

    Great……yummy

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  30. Smi

    January 28, 2015 at 4:12 am

    Hi Aarthi,
    Tried it today. Will post pic. Still in cooker. Doing the resting time :). Smells awesome. Can't wait till opened to comment.
    Smitha

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  31. Sudhakar S

    February 11, 2015 at 4:19 pm

    Hi Ma'am, I would like to prepare Biryani with Seeraga Samba rice. Do I have to soak the rice else Can I cook directly ? If I have to soak what would be the water to rice ratio and if direct what would be the ratio. Please reply.

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  32. Aarthi

    February 11, 2015 at 5:52 pm

    @Sudhakar SU dont have to soak it , use it as it is..for 1 cup rice use 1.5 cup of water.

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  33. Sudhakar S

    February 12, 2015 at 5:07 pm

    1.5 cup of water excluding the curd and coconut milk(If I'm adding) and how many whistles do I cook it in the cooker ?

    Reply
  34. Aarthi

    February 12, 2015 at 6:16 pm

    @Sudhakar SIf u adding coconut milk, reduce the water level accordingly

    Reply
  35. Sudhakar S

    February 12, 2015 at 9:21 pm

    Thanks for your reply

    Reply
  36. Banasree Nag

    February 18, 2015 at 8:02 pm

    Hi…I tried many of your recipes..Most of them came out well..Thanks For those..I tried today your biriyani recipe..bt it W's little disappointing….as when 8 open the cooker I found overcooked rice….I used same measurement as u mentioned.the rice stick at the bottom n got burnt…when I add youghurt it leaves water..that is y I put little less water than 3 cups..still rice become sticky n overcooked …Please gv sm tips to make yummy biriyani like urs…

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  37. Anonymous

    February 19, 2015 at 2:58 pm

    Can this recipe be cooked in a electric rice cooker instead of pressure cooker.

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  38. Aarthi

    February 20, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    @Anonymousyes u can cook this in rice cooker.

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  39. Aarthi

    February 20, 2015 at 1:26 pm

    @Banasree NagOnce the water comes to a boil, lower the flame to a simmer and cook as mentioned. U must have cooked at high flame.

    Reply
  40. Anonymous

    March 25, 2015 at 7:38 am

    Mouth watering recipe. If i have to cook for two people , should i halve the ingredients?

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  41. Aarthi

    March 26, 2015 at 2:00 am

    @Anonymousyes

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  42. Anonymous

    March 26, 2015 at 12:48 pm

    Why do we soak basmati rice?

    Reply
  43. Aarthi

    April 6, 2015 at 11:07 am

    @Anonymousit reduces the cooking time and make the rice grains longer.

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  44. Anonymous

    May 1, 2015 at 3:06 pm

    Today I cooked this biryani. It was really yummy

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  45. Anonymous

    May 10, 2015 at 7:04 am

    I tried it today and the rice burnt out…i threw it away and had fud frm outside…really a lot of time got wasted

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  46. Aarthi

    May 11, 2015 at 9:56 am

    @AnonymousU must have cooked it on high heat. Once the mix comes to a boil, lower the heat to the minimum simmer and cook. So the rice wont get burnt

    Reply
  47. Padmasini Paventhan

    June 5, 2015 at 4:34 pm

    It was very flavorful and tasted super yummy.My husband loved it.

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  48. Padmasini Paventhan

    June 5, 2015 at 4:35 pm

    It was very flavorful and super yummy.My husband loved it so much 😄

    Reply
  49. Arti Mhamankar

    June 21, 2015 at 9:15 am

    Hey dear…….my chicken biryani flavours great…as well as so tasty…Thanks a lot for delicious recipe..

    Reply
  50. Apsara Mishra

    June 23, 2015 at 8:25 am

    very nice article. loved cooker Malabar Chicken biryani recipe .

    hey please post vegetable biriyani recipe as well.

    Reply
  51. Aarthi

    June 25, 2015 at 12:26 pm

    @Apsara Mishracheck this out
    http://yummytummyrecipeindex.blogspot.com/2010/12/biryani.html

    Reply
  52. Vichitra

    February 23, 2016 at 8:39 am

    Ive tried your biryani today & I would say thats the bestest biryani ive ever tried. Im gona stick to this recipe forever!! Thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
  53. Malaysian Fan

    March 3, 2016 at 2:34 am

    The recipe worked like a charm… I've already used two recipes of yours. Both came out perfect. Genius!

    Reply
  54. fashionista

    March 3, 2016 at 6:48 pm

    Hi aarthi.. Your recipe looks awesome. Planning to try it. Is this boneless chicken breast or chicken with bones. Also let me know if i want to use boneless chicken breast in same preparation will the time differ or it will be same

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  55. Aarthi

    March 4, 2016 at 4:59 pm

    @fashionistait is chicken with bones. That adds nice flavour.

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  56. Anonymous

    March 18, 2016 at 3:39 am

    Hi Aarti,

    you mentioned (then simmer the flame and cook for 15 mins. Now turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself), does that mean I need to release the pressure & slow the fire?

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  57. Aarthi

    March 21, 2016 at 1:54 pm

    @Anonymousno dont realese the pressure, just simmer it and cook

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  58. Nikhil Anne

    April 16, 2016 at 3:46 am

    Awesome briyani! I tried it with brown rice it came mushy. Any suggestions for brown rice in pressure cooker?!

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  59. Aarthi

    April 16, 2016 at 2:38 pm

    @Nikhil Annereduce the water level

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  60. Anonymous

    July 21, 2016 at 5:16 am

    Hey aarthi
    I tried this recipe.Although it tasted really good but it was mushy. Earlier I kept water level less but the rice were uncooked, later on I add some water but briyani was nt dry like we get in restaurants.
    Please help with that. How to get that dryness

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  61. Anonymous

    July 31, 2016 at 9:22 pm

    I have an instant pot pressure cooker – how many minutes should I cook for in the pressure cooker after it reaches a boil? should the chicken be mostly cooked before turning on the pressure cooker? thanks! -anu

    Reply
  62. Vanitha Loganathan

    August 7, 2016 at 6:47 pm

    I tried this recipe and came out very good.Thanks for posting this easy recipe.

    Reply
  63. Anonymous

    August 12, 2016 at 8:37 am

    Hi mam..if it s to be done for 3cups of BASMATI rice how many whistles have to be given…and how much time to be kept in simmer..please kindly answer to my doubts man..

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  64. shanthini kammu

    August 13, 2016 at 8:55 am

    Mam if it is to be done for 4 CUPS OF BASMATI RICE ..how many whistles have to be given and how much time to be kept in simmer please kindly reply to my doubt as early as possible please mam..

    Reply
  65. Unknown

    August 21, 2016 at 6:40 am

    Not at all the biryani type… Might be the chicken pulaao or something else… Total waste 😔😔😔

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  66. Unknown

    August 21, 2016 at 6:40 am

    Not at all the biryani type… Might be the chicken pulaao or something else… Total waste 😔😔😔

    Reply
  67. Unknown

    August 21, 2016 at 6:40 am

    Not at all the biryani type… Might be the chicken pulaao or something else… Total waste 😔😔😔

    Reply
  68. Shomil

    August 21, 2016 at 6:43 am

    Not at all a chicken biryani… Can be a chicken pulaao or something else… Total waste �� �� ��

    Reply
  69. kalai

    February 2, 2017 at 10:45 am

    What is Bandan leaf – Briyani leaf?

    Reply
  70. irfana zahir

    March 7, 2017 at 1:59 am

    Hi. Tried This recipe today..instead of chicken i used prawn…prawn biriyani IN pressure cooker..came out really well…tnx for the recipe

    Reply
  71. sugu

    March 23, 2017 at 12:28 pm

    Tried out the briyani. It came very well. Thanks aarthi..

    Reply
  72. gayathri g3

    April 2, 2017 at 11:15 am

    hai sis..today i made this chicken biryani…it came really superb..thank u soooooooo much sis..this is my first biryani and i was amazed whether i did this biryani like that sis..once again thank you so much sis..

    Reply
  73. Mathi

    May 1, 2017 at 4:17 am

    Super

    Reply
  74. Anonymous

    September 14, 2017 at 2:46 am

    Whenever I cook chicken as mentioned in various recipes, it turns rubbery or overcooked. I’m afraid, the same thing will happen here. How to avoid chicken becoming rubbery? Thanks.

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    • Aarthi

      September 15, 2017 at 4:30 am

      after adding chicken cover it and pressure cook for 1 whistle. then add rice, this way the chicken wont be rubbery.

      Reply
  75. drteddy70

    July 19, 2018 at 8:43 am

    Thank you for posting the recipe. I tried the recipe closely and the dish came out quite tasty. Unfortunately the rice was too soft and mushy. I think some factors contributing to the problems include: rice might be “new”, therefore has more moisture content; soaking the rice increased the water content, so might not need to add so much water. In future, I will reduce the amount of water I use or not soak the rice. FYI, I cooked the biryani in an electronic pressure cooker for 15 minutes. I let the pressure vent naturally instead of venting the pressure cooker immediately. That might have also contributed to overcooking the rice. I will try again with the changes I have stated above. Hope it turns out better the next time.

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