- Cuisine: Indian
- Course: Lunch
- Prep time: 15mins
- Cook time: 15mins
- Serves: 3 Persons.
Ingredients:
- Onion – 1 chopped
- Tomato- 1
- Basmati rice – 1.5 cup( soaked for 15mins)
- Red chilli powder- 2 tsp
- Garam masala – 1 tbsp
- Turmeric – 1/2 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Ginger garlic and green chilli paste – 2 tsp
- Coriander leaves – few
- Mint Leaves – few
- Yogurt(curd) – 1/2 cup
- Dry spices ( cloves, cardamom, bay leaf, cinnamon stick) – few
- Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
- Cumin- 1 tsp
- Water – 1.5cup
- Turn on saute mode in Instant pot.
- Once hot add ghee or oil to the inner pot.
- Add fennel seeds and cumin.
- Add the dry spices and saute for a min.
- Add onions and saute for a min.
- Now add ginger garlic and green chilli paste and mix well. Put mint leaves and mix them.
- Once onions are soft add tomatoes and cook until they are to a paste texture.
- Close and cook for few mins.
- Once they are done add red chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric and salt and mix them well.
- Add yogurt and mix well for 2mins.
- Now add the soaked basmati rice and water and mix them well.
- Add coriander leaves.
- Cancel the saute mode and turn on pressure cook for 2mins with high pressure.
- Do not forget to close the vent.
- Once done naturally release the pressure and mix with spoon gently. Do not break the rice.
- Serve the Biriyani with raita.