Pressure cooker biriyani Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

1. Meat -in pieces
2. Basmati Rice - 1 1/2 cups soaked for 15 min
3. Fried Onion - 1onion 
4. Ginger - 1/2 " long piece
5. Garlic - 3 to 4 cloves
6. Yoghurt - 1 cup
7. Tomato - 1 large chopped
8. Green chilies - 4 to 5 or as per taste
9. Fresh Mint leaves - 1/2 cup
10. Cilantro chopped - 1/2 cup
11. Turmeric - 1/2 teaspoon
12. Cloves - 5 to 6
13. Cinnamon stick - 1" long stick
14. Green Cardamom pods - 5 to 6
15. Black cardamom - 2
16. Cumin seeda - 1 tablespoon
17. Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons + 1 tablespoons
18. Salt as per taste.

METHOD:

1. In a small grinder add Ginger, Garlic, Green Chilies, Mint Leaves, Cilantro and 1 tablespoon of water and grind to make a fine paste.
2. Take a bowl add the Mint cilantro paste to it, add Yoghurt, Salt, Turmeric, Tomato, Fried Onion and mix well. Now add the chicken pieces to the mixture and marinate with the mixture.
3. Take a pan and heat 3 tablespoons of oil into the pan. Add the marinated chicken pieces to the pan and cover it for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes open the lid, now you can see lots of water came from the chicken.
4. Evaporate all the excess water and stir fry till oil comes out from the chicken. Turn off the oven.
5. Now heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a Pressure Cooker and add Cloves - 5 to 6, Green cardamom pods - 5 to 6, Cinnamon stick - 1" long stick , Black cardamom - 2, Shah Jeera - 1 tablespoon and some salt and fry till a nice aroma comes from the whole spices.
6. Now add the soaked rice to the Cooker and fry for a minute. Add the chicken pieces to the Pressure Cooker.
7. Add 1 & 3/4 cup of water into the Pressure Cooker. Pressure cook the Biryani for 2 whistle on High heat. Turn off the oven and let the pressure release itself .
8. When all the pressure is released by itself, open the lid and your Biryani is ready to serve.