Instant Pot series - Dhaba style chicken briyani - Tandoori Chicken Dum Briyani recipe

posted by iamgeetha on September 21, 2019 1 comment

Me and Briyani, Briyani and me. Best love story ever.

In continuation of my instant pot series, I want to make dum briyani. Usually dum briyani i prepare for potlucks or guests visiting us. Mostly I prepare gravy in cooker and put dum in oven using aluminium tray. I hope this Instant Pot make my work easy and this is the first time I prepare dum briyani in Instant Pot.

We had dhaba style briyani near my office, usually we go there alternative friday lunch.

This is really cool and easy with Instant pot. Try and let me know 😍

Ingredients

Chicken - 1 kg
Basmati rice - 3 cups
Water - 3 (1:1 Instant Pot)
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
Coconut oil - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Onion - 2 large
Tomatoes - 1
Green Chili - 4
Chili powder - 1 tbsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Mint leaves - hand some
Corriander leaves for garnish
Salt as per taste

Method

To make Briyani masala

Cinnamon sticks -3
Bay leaf - 4
Cumin seeds - 2 tbsp
Fennel Seeds - 1 tbsp
Kalpaasi - 5
Cloves - 5
Star anise - 3
Cardamom - 3
Pepper - 6 to 10 (depends on your spice level)
Grind all the ingredients under briyani masala and keep aside.

To make Tandoori Drumstick chicken

Here is the link of Tandoori Chicken recipe.

To make half cooked rice

Boil water in a big utensil of your choice.
Add 2 drops oil, salt and few whole garam masala spices.
Add basmatic rice to boiling water. After few minutes rice grains starts to come to the top. This is the right time to rice is half cooked. Test the rice by squeezing and it feel hard not mushy.
Drain the water and set aside.

To make dum using Instant Pot

Turn on SAUTE mode on Instant Pot and add oil.
Once oil gets heated, add onions and deep fry. Keep aside the fried onions.
Heat oil and add onions and saute for while.
Add ginger garlic paste and tomatoes.
Adjust temperature of SAUTE to LOW to prevent from bottom burns.
Add tandoori chicken and mix it.
Fry the mix for 5 mins.
Add 2 tbsp of briyani masala and mix well. Add salt and do taste check.
Add half cooked rice like layer.
Spread the fried onions on the top.
Hit CANCEL.
Close the lid on the pot, and turn valve from VENTING to SEALING position.
Set the pot to SLOW COOK and set timer to 30 minutes.
Do a natural pressure release, that is wait until silver button on lid drops. BE CAREFUL OF HOT STEAM.
Hit CANCEL. Ready to serve with raita.